Half of runway lights disabled by lightning. Mdt flight crew continues to landing.

Attributes
ACN	202401
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5650 flight time type : 680
ASRS Report	202401
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A lightning strike had disabled most of the runway lights. We had approach lights and the middle 500 ft of runway lights. Attributing factors to our decision, was that our fuel state was down to reserve plus alternate. Tower cleared us to land and added that landing was at our own risk. A normal landing was made. More or the runway also became highly visible from about 200 ft AGL due to prevailing light.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HALF OF RWY LIGHTS DISABLED BY LIGHTNING. MDT FLC CONTINUES TO LNDG.

Narrative: A LIGHTNING STRIKE HAD DISABLED MOST OF THE RWY LIGHTS. WE HAD APCH LIGHTS AND THE MIDDLE 500 FT OF RWY LIGHTS. ATTRIBUTING FACTORS TO OUR DECISION, WAS THAT OUR FUEL STATE WAS DOWN TO RESERVE PLUS ALTERNATE. TWR CLRED US TO LAND AND ADDED THAT LNDG WAS AT OUR OWN RISK. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. MORE OR THE RWY ALSO BECAME HIGHLY VISIBLE FROM ABOUT 200 FT AGL DUE TO PREVAILING LIGHT.

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.