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Flight crew of an air carrier large transport aircraft landed on an unlighted runway after sunset which was contrary to company policy procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 242479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chs |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 242479 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 242573 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Operating flight number clt-chs may/93. WX conditions chs enabled dispatch release with no alternate airport. During descent we were advised chs tower had 'a fire' and consequently runway lighting was inoperative. Not having alternate fuel on board I decided to land 'at my own risk' at XA38 local. Airman's almanac listed local sunset at XA16. Flight operations manual says that all lndgs after sunset must have runway lighting available. Landing was made in daylight with adequate visual reference in my opinion. Landing was uneventful and we were blocked in at XA45 local (still during civil twilight). If I would have had alternate fuel on board I would have diverted to alternate airport, but in the given situation my best judgement along with consent and agreement of first officer was to land.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ACR LGT ACFT LANDED ON AN UNLIGHTED RWY AFTER SUNSET WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY PROC.
Narrative: OPERATING FLT NUMBER CLT-CHS MAY/93. WX CONDITIONS CHS ENABLED DISPATCH RELEASE WITH NO ALTERNATE ARPT. DURING DSCNT WE WERE ADVISED CHS TWR HAD 'A FIRE' AND CONSEQUENTLY RWY LIGHTING WAS INOP. NOT HAVING ALTERNATE FUEL ON BOARD I DECIDED TO LAND 'AT MY OWN RISK' AT XA38 LCL. AIRMAN'S ALMANAC LISTED LCL SUNSET AT XA16. FLT OPS MANUAL SAYS THAT ALL LNDGS AFTER SUNSET MUST HAVE RWY LIGHTING AVAILABLE. LNDG WAS MADE IN DAYLIGHT WITH ADEQUATE VISUAL REF IN MY OPINION. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE WERE BLOCKED IN AT XA45 LCL (STILL DURING CIVIL TWILIGHT). IF I WOULD HAVE HAD ALTERNATE FUEL ON BOARD I WOULD HAVE DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE ARPT, BUT IN THE GIVEN SIT MY BEST JUDGEMENT ALONG WITH CONSENT AND AGREEMENT OF FO WAS TO LAND.
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.