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Turbojet air carrier crew gets low 5 mi from the airport on a visual approach then complains that the runway lights are hard to see.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 529262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oak.airport |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oak.tower tower : fat.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 529262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment : msaw other controllerb |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Copilot cleared visual approach to runway 29, right base from east, got low 1000 ft MSL 5-6 NM from airport. Tower called for altitude, corrected, and landed uneventfully. Had airport in sight, but runway 29 lights were directional and difficult to see. Should get rid of directional runway lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TURBOJET ACR CREW GETS LOW 5 MI FROM THE ARPT ON A VISUAL APCH THEN COMPLAINS THAT THE RWY LIGHTS ARE HARD TO SEE.
Narrative: COPLT CLRED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 29, R BASE FROM E, GOT LOW 1000 FT MSL 5-6 NM FROM ARPT. TWR CALLED FOR ALT, CORRECTED, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. HAD ARPT IN SIGHT, BUT RWY 29 LIGHTS WERE DIRECTIONAL AND DIFFICULT TO SEE. SHOULD GET RID OF DIRECTIONAL RWY LIGHTS.
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.