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Reporter describes rvs (richard left jones airport) as difficult to find at night account limited runway lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 156553 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rvs |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 156553 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
At the completion of an otherwise uneventful x-country flight it became almost impossible to identify much less locate rvs. This was true in spite of the fact that I have lived in and operated from rvs for 20 yrs, even when I was using LORAN C as a navigational aid. Rvs is located in a dark 'hole' along the river under the tul arsa. After the tower closes more than half of the blue taxiway lights are turned off and all runway lights are turned off except one runway and they are turned to low intensity. From the north and west the airport beacon is impossible to identify. Tul ATC could be of enormous help but attempts to utilize them in the past while VFR have only resulted in unnecessary harassment since they now make things more dangerous rather than safer. ATC's attitude, poor lighting combine for a possible inadvertent intrusion into arsa at tul.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: REPORTER DESCRIBES RVS (RICHARD L JONES ARPT) AS DIFFICULT TO FIND AT NIGHT ACCOUNT LIMITED RWY LIGHTING.
Narrative: AT THE COMPLETION OF AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL X-COUNTRY FLT IT BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENT MUCH LESS LOCATE RVS. THIS WAS TRUE IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE LIVED IN AND OPERATED FROM RVS FOR 20 YRS, EVEN WHEN I WAS USING LORAN C AS A NAVIGATIONAL AID. RVS IS LOCATED IN A DARK 'HOLE' ALONG THE RIVER UNDER THE TUL ARSA. AFTER THE TWR CLOSES MORE THAN HALF OF THE BLUE TXWY LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF AND ALL RWY LIGHTS ARE TURNED OFF EXCEPT ONE RWY AND THEY ARE TURNED TO LOW INTENSITY. FROM THE N AND W THE ARPT BEACON IS IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENT. TUL ATC COULD BE OF ENORMOUS HELP BUT ATTEMPTS TO UTILIZE THEM IN THE PAST WHILE VFR HAVE ONLY RESULTED IN UNNECESSARY HARASSMENT SINCE THEY NOW MAKE THINGS MORE DANGEROUS RATHER THAN SAFER. ATC'S ATTITUDE, POOR LIGHTING COMBINE FOR A POSSIBLE INADVERTENT INTRUSION INTO ARSA AT TUL.
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.