B72 pilot noticed lights on approach to mggt could be mistaken for REIL's.

Attributes
ACN	445121
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mggt.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

At guatemala airport on the approach to runway 19, there is a new hotel with 2 strobe white strobe lights on the roof that are lined up with the runway centerline approximately 1/2 mi short of the runway. These lights can easily be misinterped as REIL's -- especially in low light/visibility conditions -- obviously leading the pilot to adjust his aim point well short of the runway. Please inform other pilots of this condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B72 PLT NOTICED LIGHTS ON APCH TO MGGT COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR REIL'S.

Narrative: AT GUATEMALA ARPT ON THE APCH TO RWY 19, THERE IS A NEW HOTEL WITH 2 STROBE WHITE STROBE LIGHTS ON THE ROOF THAT ARE LINED UP WITH THE RWY CTRLINE APPROX 1/2 MI SHORT OF THE RWY. THESE LIGHTS CAN EASILY BE MISINTERPED AS REIL'S -- ESPECIALLY IN LOW LIGHT/VISIBILITY CONDITIONS -- OBVIOUSLY LEADING THE PLT TO ADJUST HIS AIM POINT WELL SHORT OF THE RWY. PLEASE INFORM OTHER PLTS OF THIS CONDITION.

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.