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Air carrier pilot reported ramp lights for new cargo ramp are too bright and cause a distraction during landing at bwi.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1690038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The ramp lights for the new bwi cargo ramp are very bright and distracting when landing runway 10. Under VMC; the lights are so bright that they significantly and artificially illuminate the landing zone of runway 10 as compared to the surrounding area thus degrade the effectiveness of the REIL. Also; the lights are not angled down sufficiently and immediately impair peripheral night vision during the landing flare. Finally; under low ceiling/visibility; the lights will most likely illuminate the waterborne particles to an extent that it will make it more difficult to visually acquire the landing runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot reported ramp lights for new cargo ramp are too bright and cause a distraction during landing at BWI.
Narrative: The ramp lights for the new BWI cargo ramp are very bright and distracting when landing Runway 10. Under VMC; the lights are so bright that they significantly and artificially illuminate the Landing Zone of Runway 10 as compared to the surrounding area thus degrade the effectiveness of the REIL. Also; the lights are not angled down sufficiently and immediately impair peripheral night vision during the landing flare. Finally; under low ceiling/visibility; the lights will most likely illuminate the waterborne particles to an extent that it will make it more difficult to visually acquire the landing runway.
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.