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Corporate pilot reported being distracted by the bright lights from a new golf center near spirit of st louis airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1563374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SUS.Airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 8800 Flight Crew Type 3000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Upon arriving sus on a visual approach to runway 26L via csx VOR at night; both pilots were distracted by the brightness and intensity of the lighting system at the new [golf center] location; which is located on roughly a two-mile final to runway 26L. The angle of the lighting system at the new facility is directly aimed at any pilot lined up for 26L at night. The lights are extremely bright; distracting; and disrupt night vision acuity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Corporate pilot reported being distracted by the bright lights from a new golf center near Spirit of St Louis Airport.
Narrative: Upon arriving SUS on a visual approach to Runway 26L via CSX VOR at night; both pilots were distracted by the brightness and intensity of the lighting system at the new [golf center] location; which is located on roughly a two-mile final to Runway 26L. The angle of the lighting system at the new facility is directly aimed at any pilot lined up for 26L at night. The lights are extremely bright; distracting; and disrupt night vision acuity.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.