<< >> NASA ASRS Report 394680, February 1998

A C421 pilot goes off the side of runway 6L at enw during landing rollout in a night operation. He cites loss of visibility in fog with no centerline lights for guidance.

Attributes
ACN	394680
Time
Date	199802
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : enw
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 1922 flight time type : 791
ASRS Report	394680
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During landing rollout encountered fog. Aircraft drifted to the left, off the runway. Centerline lighting would be very helpful to maintain directional control during periods of reduced visibility. This event did not result in substantial damage and no report to the NTSB is required.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C421 PLT GOES OFF THE SIDE OF RWY 6L AT ENW DURING LNDG ROLLOUT IN A NIGHT OP. HE CITES LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN FOG WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTS FOR GUIDANCE.

Narrative: DURING LNDG ROLLOUT ENCOUNTERED FOG. ACFT DRIFTED TO THE L, OFF THE RWY. CTRLINE LIGHTING WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS EVENT DID NOT RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO RPT TO THE NTSB IS REQUIRED.

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.