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Flight crew of a DC9 made night landing after tower had closed, without runway edge lights. They were able to activate the approach lights only after landing, when the runway and taxiway lights came on during taxi in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lse.airport |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 18 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 484115 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We flew (I was the PF) an arc to the ILS final to runway 18 at lacrosse. Tower was closed so we used pilot controled lighting. The approach lights seemed brighter than usual because the water and land around the airport had very few lights. The first officer clicked the microphone button several times to get the lights on. I did not see runway lights because I thought the bright approach lights washed them out. As we crossed the threshold, I had good visual references with the runway and the runway 1000 ft markers must have had reflectors on them that defined the runway. I landed, slowed and turned off the runway using aircraft taxi/landing lights. After we taxied off, the taxi and runway lights came on bright. We thought we clicked the microphone the 5-7 times necessary to get the lights working but apparently, only the approach lights came on full bright. I probably should have gone around and retried the pilot controled lighting system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 MADE NIGHT LNDG AFTER TWR HAD CLOSED, WITHOUT RWY EDGE LIGHTS. THEY WERE ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE APCH LIGHTS ONLY AFTER LNDG, WHEN THE RWY AND TXWY LIGHTS CAME ON DURING TAXI IN.
Narrative: WE FLEW (I WAS THE PF) AN ARC TO THE ILS FINAL TO RWY 18 AT LACROSSE. TWR WAS CLOSED SO WE USED PLT CTLED LIGHTING. THE APCH LIGHTS SEEMED BRIGHTER THAN USUAL BECAUSE THE WATER AND LAND AROUND THE ARPT HAD VERY FEW LIGHTS. THE FO CLICKED THE MIKE BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE LIGHTS ON. I DID NOT SEE RWY LIGHTS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE BRIGHT APCH LIGHTS WASHED THEM OUT. AS WE CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, I HAD GOOD VISUAL REFS WITH THE RWY AND THE RWY 1000 FT MARKERS MUST HAVE HAD REFLECTORS ON THEM THAT DEFINED THE RWY. I LANDED, SLOWED AND TURNED OFF THE RWY USING ACFT TAXI/LNDG LIGHTS. AFTER WE TAXIED OFF, THE TAXI AND RWY LIGHTS CAME ON BRIGHT. WE THOUGHT WE CLICKED THE MIKE THE 5-7 TIMES NECESSARY TO GET THE LIGHTS WORKING BUT APPARENTLY, ONLY THE APCH LIGHTS CAME ON FULL BRIGHT. I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND RETRIED THE PLT CTLED LIGHTING SYS.
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.