<< >> NASA ASRS Report 361326, February 1997

Report of observer who used truck for runway lighting when runway lights OTS. They had been OTS and airport owner notified but no NOTAM issued.

Attributes
ACN	361326
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3xs7
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	361326
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Airport normally has pilot controled lighting. For 3 days the runway lights were on, indicating someone manually selected 'on' bypassing pilot control lighting. Many residents on airport (airport community) commute to work by plane. On feb/xx/97 runway lights were off during day, no NOTAM was issued concerning runway lights inoperative. My wife flew to work, and upon return that night could not get runway lights to come on. Fortunately I was there and parked a truck on end of runway to help her land. Landing uneventful. No NOTAM was filed even after airport owner was notified lights were not working. People cannot depend on these lights to work. Owner will not take responsibility to at least file a NOTAM if they're out or off. Turns them on or off at his will with total disregard to people who depend on having runway lights or safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPT OF OBSERVER WHO USED TRUCK FOR RWY LIGHTING WHEN RWY LIGHTS OTS. THEY HAD BEEN OTS AND ARPT OWNER NOTIFIED BUT NO NOTAM ISSUED.

Narrative: ARPT NORMALLY HAS PLT CTLED LIGHTING. FOR 3 DAYS THE RWY LIGHTS WERE ON, INDICATING SOMEONE MANUALLY SELECTED 'ON' BYPASSING PLT CTL LIGHTING. MANY RESIDENTS ON ARPT (ARPT COMMUNITY) COMMUTE TO WORK BY PLANE. ON FEB/XX/97 RWY LIGHTS WERE OFF DURING DAY, NO NOTAM WAS ISSUED CONCERNING RWY LIGHTS INOP. MY WIFE FLEW TO WORK, AND UPON RETURN THAT NIGHT COULD NOT GET RWY LIGHTS TO COME ON. FORTUNATELY I WAS THERE AND PARKED A TRUCK ON END OF RWY TO HELP HER LAND. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. NO NOTAM WAS FILED EVEN AFTER ARPT OWNER WAS NOTIFIED LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. PEOPLE CANNOT DEPEND ON THESE LIGHTS TO WORK. OWNER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO AT LEAST FILE A NOTAM IF THEY'RE OUT OR OFF. TURNS THEM ON OR OFF AT HIS WILL WITH TOTAL DISREGARD TO PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON HAVING RWY LIGHTS OR SAFETY.

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.