Pilot of a C402 commuter landed without runway lights on after breaking out of low ceiling at dawn.

Attributes
ACN	461150
Time
Date	200001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : orf.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : orf.tower tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 2225 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	461150
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After breaking out at dawn at 500 ft MSL, approach lights and taxiway lights were on. However, runway lights were not on. I could see all paved surfaces and landed. After landing, I notified the tower as to were they aware the runway lights were not on. The tower advised that they did not know. This follows another low WX situation 1 month prior when the approach lights had not been turned on at the same airport, orf.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A C402 COMMUTER LANDED WITHOUT RWY LIGHTS ON AFTER BREAKING OUT OF LOW CEILING AT DAWN.

Narrative: AFTER BREAKING OUT AT DAWN AT 500 FT MSL, APCH LIGHTS AND TXWY LIGHTS WERE ON. HOWEVER, RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I COULD SEE ALL PAVED SURFACES AND LANDED. AFTER LNDG, I NOTIFIED THE TWR AS TO WERE THEY AWARE THE RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. THE TWR ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. THIS FOLLOWS ANOTHER LOW WX SIT 1 MONTH PRIOR WHEN THE APCH LIGHTS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON AT THE SAME ARPT, ORF.

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.