FSS specialist changed runway lights to another runway while small transport was on ILS approach to ...

Narrative:

I told ZMP that I entered the holding pattern and then they gave me an altitude to descend and maintain 6000 ft. I descended and maintained 6000 ft until the aircraft ahead of me got on the ground and canceled his flight plan. I went around 3 times and then the other aircraft canceled and then ZMP cleared me for the ILS 31 into pierre. As I was crossing canni intersection or the OM, ZMP told me that I could change frequency and cancel with her or pierre FSS. At that time I called pierre FSS and told her I was canni inbound and could I get the WX (sa) at the time. She gave it to me and I told her I had it and everything was going just fine. About 1/2 way down on the approach around 2500 ft I heard an air carrier taxiing out to runway 7 at pierre and wanted an airport advisory. Pierre FSS gave it to him and sometime in there she shut the runway lights off of runway 31 at pierre and turned on runway 7 lights and did not tell me. After I got down to 2200 ft I picked up the MALSR lights which were on high steep (very bright). I started to slow down and went over the MALSR lights and when my eyes focused back to the night flying, I noticed the runway lights were off and I started a missed approach and the air carrier pilot told her to turn the lights on runway 31 which at that time it was too late to land and try to get stopped on runway 31. So then I decided to do a circle to land on runway 31 because the air carrier was sitting at the approach end of runway 7 right in the middle of it. The runway had snow on it and was kind of slippery. As I climbed to 2200 ft MSL (circling MDA) I kept the runway in sight and stayed 1 mi from it and came back and landed on runway 31. As I cleared runway 31 I told pierre FSS there are 1 or 2 more planes on the approach for runway 31 and leave the lights on. My suggestion is whenever it is IFR in pierre (low IFR) then pierre FSS should leave the lights on for runway 31 and if another pilot would like another runway then FSS should check with center to see if anyone is coming in. Also, ATC should have let her know that I was on the approach and I should be first, handled first then the airplanes on the ground. I also had some ice on the airplane so I did not want to screw around with that stuff on the wings.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FSS SPECIALIST CHANGED RWY LIGHTS TO ANOTHER RWY WHILE SMT WAS ON ILS APCH TO RWY 31. SMT MADE GAR AND LANDED OK.

Narrative: I TOLD ZMP THAT I ENTERED THE HOLDING PATTERN AND THEN THEY GAVE ME AN ALT TO DSND AND MAINTAIN 6000 FT. I DSNDED AND MAINTAINED 6000 FT UNTIL THE ACFT AHEAD OF ME GOT ON THE GND AND CANCELED HIS FLT PLAN. I WENT AROUND 3 TIMES AND THEN THE OTHER ACFT CANCELED AND THEN ZMP CLRED ME FOR THE ILS 31 INTO PIERRE. AS I WAS XING CANNI INTXN OR THE OM, ZMP TOLD ME THAT I COULD CHANGE FREQ AND CANCEL WITH HER OR PIERRE FSS. AT THAT TIME I CALLED PIERRE FSS AND TOLD HER I WAS CANNI INBOUND AND COULD I GET THE WX (SA) AT THE TIME. SHE GAVE IT TO ME AND I TOLD HER I HAD IT AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING JUST FINE. ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN ON THE APCH AROUND 2500 FT I HEARD AN ACR TAXIING OUT TO RWY 7 AT PIERRE AND WANTED AN ARPT ADVISORY. PIERRE FSS GAVE IT TO HIM AND SOMETIME IN THERE SHE SHUT THE RWY LIGHTS OFF OF RWY 31 AT PIERRE AND TURNED ON RWY 7 LIGHTS AND DID NOT TELL ME. AFTER I GOT DOWN TO 2200 FT I PICKED UP THE MALSR LIGHTS WHICH WERE ON HIGH STEEP (VERY BRIGHT). I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WENT OVER THE MALSR LIGHTS AND WHEN MY EYES FOCUSED BACK TO THE NIGHT FLYING, I NOTICED THE RWY LIGHTS WERE OFF AND I STARTED A MISSED APCH AND THE ACR PLT TOLD HER TO TURN THE LIGHTS ON RWY 31 WHICH AT THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE TO LAND AND TRY TO GET STOPPED ON RWY 31. SO THEN I DECIDED TO DO A CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 31 BECAUSE THE ACR WAS SITTING AT THE APCH END OF RWY 7 RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. THE RWY HAD SNOW ON IT AND WAS KIND OF SLIPPERY. AS I CLBED TO 2200 FT MSL (CIRCLING MDA) I KEPT THE RWY IN SIGHT AND STAYED 1 MI FROM IT AND CAME BACK AND LANDED ON RWY 31. AS I CLRED RWY 31 I TOLD PIERRE FSS THERE ARE 1 OR 2 MORE PLANES ON THE APCH FOR RWY 31 AND LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON. MY SUGGESTION IS WHENEVER IT IS IFR IN PIERRE (LOW IFR) THEN PIERRE FSS SHOULD LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON FOR RWY 31 AND IF ANOTHER PLT WOULD LIKE ANOTHER RWY THEN FSS SHOULD CHK WITH CTR TO SEE IF ANYONE IS COMING IN. ALSO, ATC SHOULD HAVE LET HER KNOW THAT I WAS ON THE APCH AND I SHOULD BE FIRST, HANDLED FIRST THEN THE AIRPLANES ON THE GND. I ALSO HAD SOME ICE ON THE AIRPLANE SO I DID NOT WANT TO SCREW AROUND WITH THAT STUFF ON THE WINGS.

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.

Attributes
ACN	259525
Time
Date	199312
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pir
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7200
ASRS Report	259525
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

FSS specialist changed runway lights to another runway while small transport was on ILS approach to runway 31. Small transport made go around and landed ok.