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A ground controller report on ATC's lack of ability to control the on and off functions for runway and taxiway lights at the sav airport. Reporter states that the airport commission is the only authority/authorized for those actions. Aircraft were landing at dusk without the benefit of those lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| ASRS Report | 423140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Operational Deviation Pilot Deviation other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
I was working ground control and we have no control over runway or taxiway lights, only the airport commission can turn them on. I called airport at PM20Z, which is sunset, and told them to turn on lights and informed the supervisor the lights did not come on till 10 mins later. Until then, it was 'landing at your own risk,' the local controller told all aircraft. Solution: if airports have control they need to turn lights on prior to sunset.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GND CTLR RPT ON ATC'S LACK OF ABILITY TO CTL THE ON AND OFF FUNCTIONS FOR RWY AND TXWY LIGHTS AT THE SAV ARPT. RPTR STATES THAT THE ARPT COMMISSION IS THE ONLY AUTH FOR THOSE ACTIONS. ACFT WERE LNDG AT DUSK WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIGHTS.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING GND CTL AND WE HAVE NO CTL OVER RWY OR TXWY LIGHTS, ONLY THE ARPT COMMISSION CAN TURN THEM ON. I CALLED ARPT AT PM20Z, WHICH IS SUNSET, AND TOLD THEM TO TURN ON LIGHTS AND INFORMED THE SUPVR THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON TILL 10 MINS LATER. UNTIL THEN, IT WAS 'LNDG AT YOUR OWN RISK,' THE LCL CTLR TOLD ALL ACFT. SOLUTION: IF ARPTS HAVE CTL THEY NEED TO TURN LIGHTS ON PRIOR TO SUNSET.
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.