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Flight crew of medium large transport air carrier aircraft were distracted by the glare of obstruction and windsock lighting during final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 241351 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 241351 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
When landing on runway 25R at night, abeam the threshold on the south side, there is a bright white light shining up the final approach. Abeam the fixed distance markers on the south side of the runway is a bright red light of the same apparent intensity, shining up the final. Both lights appear to be single box VASI light system with red over white in the pilot's view. As it turns out, the red light is a hazard light on top of the new GS shack installation, and the white light is a flood light on top of the new windsock installation. Can we get a shield on the windsock light so it doesn't shine up the final approach?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG ACR ACFT WERE DISTRACTED BY THE GLARE OF OBSTRUCTION AND WINDSOCK LIGHTING DURING FINAL APCH.
Narrative: WHEN LNDG ON RWY 25R AT NIGHT, ABEAM THE THRESHOLD ON THE S SIDE, THERE IS A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT SHINING UP THE FINAL APCH. ABEAM THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS ON THE S SIDE OF THE RWY IS A BRIGHT RED LIGHT OF THE SAME APPARENT INTENSITY, SHINING UP THE FINAL. BOTH LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE SINGLE BOX VASI LIGHT SYS WITH RED OVER WHITE IN THE PLT'S VIEW. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE RED LIGHT IS A HAZARD LIGHT ON TOP OF THE NEW GS SHACK INSTALLATION, AND THE WHITE LIGHT IS A FLOOD LIGHT ON TOP OF THE NEW WINDSOCK INSTALLATION. CAN WE GET A SHIELD ON THE WINDSOCK LIGHT SO IT DOESN'T SHINE UP THE FINAL APCH?
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.