Unaware of prohibition of night operations instructor and student pilots land at 6i4 after dark and ...

Attributes
ACN	634043
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6i4.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	634043
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed dec, il, about XA40, had a great tailwind, had ground speed of 160 KTS. Arrived at 6i4, in about 45 mins. Sky was overcast at about 4500 ft MSL, making it a little darker than time would indicate. Activated runway lights on 122.8. Only 1 row of lights camp up. Not having been at this airport at this time of day, I was not sure or could not remember, other than lighting was not standard. I took the airplane from the student, due to his low time in this plane and narrow short runway. For some reason, I thought the runway lights must be in center of runway. They were not! I hit a runway edge light that was on the west side (landing runway 18). I added power, saw runway, slipped over and landed. Taxied in, checked out plane. Found nosewheel fairing damaged. No other damage was found. I unloaded the plane, went to restroom, then removed fairing. I removed top of cowl. Firewall looked ok, no other damage observed. I loaded up the plane, performed a high speed taxi -- no vibrations observed. Taxied to runway 18 and took off for dacatur. Cleaned airplane and rechked for damage. Found no further damage. I again reviewed the AFD for 6i4, which stated that 6i4 has nonstandard lighting and the night operations are prohibited! This I missed, I did not review the AFD, I used pilot organization directory, which is not official! In hindsight, biggest mistake was not using an official AFD, and I should have reviewed it again before each flight! Also, I heard what I wanted when student mentioned only 1 row of lights means center runway lights. I knew better -- 'if' I had just did a low approach and checked it out because it did not look right -- but that did not register. I heard him say it and I agreed with that. I am the instructor and should have taken a more cautious approach. But hindsight is great. In reality, that just did not register.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNAWARE OF PROHIBITION OF NIGHT OPS INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PLTS LAND AT 6I4 AFTER DARK AND STRIKE NONSTANDARD RWY LIGHT THEY ASSUMED WAS A CTRLINE LIGHT.

Narrative: DEPARTED DEC, IL, ABOUT XA40, HAD A GREAT TAILWIND, HAD GND SPD OF 160 KTS. ARRIVED AT 6I4, IN ABOUT 45 MINS. SKY WAS OVCST AT ABOUT 4500 FT MSL, MAKING IT A LITTLE DARKER THAN TIME WOULD INDICATE. ACTIVATED RWY LIGHTS ON 122.8. ONLY 1 ROW OF LIGHTS CAMP UP. NOT HAVING BEEN AT THIS ARPT AT THIS TIME OF DAY, I WAS NOT SURE OR COULD NOT REMEMBER, OTHER THAN LIGHTING WAS NOT STANDARD. I TOOK THE AIRPLANE FROM THE STUDENT, DUE TO HIS LOW TIME IN THIS PLANE AND NARROW SHORT RWY. FOR SOME REASON, I THOUGHT THE RWY LIGHTS MUST BE IN CTR OF RWY. THEY WERE NOT! I HIT A RWY EDGE LIGHT THAT WAS ON THE W SIDE (LNDG RWY 18). I ADDED PWR, SAW RWY, SLIPPED OVER AND LANDED. TAXIED IN, CHKED OUT PLANE. FOUND NOSEWHEEL FAIRING DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. I UNLOADED THE PLANE, WENT TO RESTROOM, THEN REMOVED FAIRING. I REMOVED TOP OF COWL. FIREWALL LOOKED OK, NO OTHER DAMAGE OBSERVED. I LOADED UP THE PLANE, PERFORMED A HIGH SPD TAXI -- NO VIBRATIONS OBSERVED. TAXIED TO RWY 18 AND TOOK OFF FOR DACATUR. CLEANED AIRPLANE AND RECHKED FOR DAMAGE. FOUND NO FURTHER DAMAGE. I AGAIN REVIEWED THE AFD FOR 6I4, WHICH STATED THAT 6I4 HAS NONSTANDARD LIGHTING AND THE NIGHT OPS ARE PROHIBITED! THIS I MISSED, I DID NOT REVIEW THE AFD, I USED PLT ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY, WHICH IS NOT OFFICIAL! IN HINDSIGHT, BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS NOT USING AN OFFICIAL AFD, AND I SHOULD HAVE REVIEWED IT AGAIN BEFORE EACH FLT! ALSO, I HEARD WHAT I WANTED WHEN STUDENT MENTIONED ONLY 1 ROW OF LIGHTS MEANS CTR RWY LIGHTS. I KNEW BETTER -- 'IF' I HAD JUST DID A LOW APCH AND CHKED IT OUT BECAUSE IT DID NOT LOOK RIGHT -- BUT THAT DID NOT REGISTER. I HEARD HIM SAY IT AND I AGREED WITH THAT. I AM THE INSTRUCTOR AND SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A MORE CAUTIOUS APCH. BUT HINDSIGHT IS GREAT. IN REALITY, THAT JUST DID NOT REGISTER.

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.

Unaware of prohibition of night operations instructor and student pilots land at 6i4 after dark and strike nonstandard runway light they assumed was a centerline light.