A B737 flight crew notes that there are bright lights on a building that resemble the REIL for runwa...

Attributes
ACN	622289
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mggt.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mggt.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 19
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	622289
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	lighting : mggt.airport other physical facility

Narrative:

We were flying VOR 19 VNAV approach, night, poor visibility. This was the first time either of us had been to mggt at night and the first time the captain had been to mggt in 2 yrs. We had a thorough brief of all factors. I had been to mggt the day before and we landed to the south. We planned the VOR 19 VNAV approach. We were at 5500 ft MSL looking for the runway. There were thunderstorms to the right (west) of the approach and airport. Visibility was called 58 KM, but less in flight. There is a building about 1 mi north of the runway with 2 bright lights that appeared to be runway 19 reils. This caused me some confusion at a critical time as I couldn't find the runway. The approach does not come in directly lined up with the runway. After a couple seconds, I was able to see the runway and the captain was able to as well and continued the approach and landing without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW NOTES THAT THERE ARE BRIGHT LIGHTS ON A BUILDING THAT RESEMBLE THE REIL FOR RWY 19 AT MGGT.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING VOR 19 VNAV APCH, NIGHT, POOR VISIBILITY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EITHER OF US HAD BEEN TO MGGT AT NIGHT AND THE FIRST TIME THE CAPT HAD BEEN TO MGGT IN 2 YRS. WE HAD A THOROUGH BRIEF OF ALL FACTORS. I HAD BEEN TO MGGT THE DAY BEFORE AND WE LANDED TO THE S. WE PLANNED THE VOR 19 VNAV APCH. WE WERE AT 5500 FT MSL LOOKING FOR THE RWY. THERE WERE TSTMS TO THE R (W) OF THE APCH AND ARPT. VISIBILITY WAS CALLED 58 KM, BUT LESS IN FLT. THERE IS A BUILDING ABOUT 1 MI N OF THE RWY WITH 2 BRIGHT LIGHTS THAT APPEARED TO BE RWY 19 REILS. THIS CAUSED ME SOME CONFUSION AT A CRITICAL TIME AS I COULDN'T FIND THE RWY. THE APCH DOES NOT COME IN DIRECTLY LINED UP WITH THE RWY. AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE RWY AND THE CAPT WAS ABLE TO AS WELL AND CONTINUED THE APCH AND LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.

A B737 flight crew notes that there are bright lights on a building that resemble the REIL for runway 19 at mggt.