An small transport reporter talks about the inadequate night lighting at heliport.

Attributes
ACN	386970
Time
Date	199712
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : taxi ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	386970
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Heliport obstruction lighting and markings not up to standards. Very dangerous approach. Unlighted obstacles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMT RPTR TALKS ABOUT THE INADEQUATE NIGHT LIGHTING AT HELIPORT.

Narrative: HELIPORT OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING AND MARKINGS NOT UP TO STANDARDS. VERY DANGEROUS APCH. UNLIGHTED OBSTACLES.

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.