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Bright lights from cargo ramp shine on approach end of runway causing distraction to pilots on approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 244282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pai airport : pia |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 244282 |
| 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:
At pia there is an air cargo ramp to the left of the touchdown area of runway 32 with lights that shine directly out over the runway and are very bright, giving cause for distraction, especially on an ILS down to minimums. Suggest the cargo ramp lights be directed so as to not shine on the runway approach end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM CARGO RAMP SHINE ON APCH END OF RWY CAUSING DISTR TO PLTS ON APCH.
Narrative: AT PIA THERE IS AN AIR CARGO RAMP TO THE L OF THE TOUCHDOWN AREA OF RWY 32 WITH LIGHTS THAT SHINE DIRECTLY OUT OVER THE RWY AND ARE VERY BRIGHT, GIVING CAUSE FOR DISTR, ESPECIALLY ON AN ILS DOWN TO MINIMUMS. SUGGEST THE CARGO RAMP LIGHTS BE DIRECTED SO AS TO NOT SHINE ON THE RWY APCH END.
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.