Pilot controlled runway lights at marathon, fl, operated intermittently.

Attributes
ACN	148993
Time
Date	199006
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mth
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	148993
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

A night landing was executed at marathon airport. Landing was routine with the exception of the pilot controled runway lights were operating intermittently. Taxiway lights were operational. The precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights were operational too! This is a frequent problem which should be corrected. We were able to execute a safe and normal landing using the operational lights. I feel this problem can be corrected by frequent testing of the pilot controled lighting system at marathon airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT CONTROLLED RWY LIGHTS AT MARATHON, FL, OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY.

Narrative: A NIGHT LNDG WAS EXECUTED AT MARATHON ARPT. LNDG WAS ROUTINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PLT CTLED RWY LIGHTS WERE OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. TXWY LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. THE PRECISION APCH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL TOO! THIS IS A FREQUENT PROB WHICH SHOULD BE CORRECTED. WE WERE ABLE TO EXECUTE A SAFE AND NORMAL LNDG USING THE OPERATIONAL LIGHTS. I FEEL THIS PROB CAN BE CORRECTED BY FREQUENT TESTING OF THE PLT CTLED LIGHTING SYS AT MARATHON ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.