Narrative:

We had a VFR go from 73J; which went IFR; then came to sav. Ocean fogbank rolled in from east. Sav went IFR so took him to tbr; which was reported VFR; however runway 14/32 closed and it was nighttime; however runway 5/23 was open. Aircraft flew over tbr and said the pilot controlled lighting was not working. Took him 10 mi west of tbr to mhp because no runway lights. Meanwhile he said he was minimum fuel. I have worked here for a long time and found out; through talking to the security man at tbr; there was no lighting at all on runway 5/23. I left the supervisor a note to please put out a memo stating runway 5/23 is unlit and never had runway lights. If I did not know and have been here for this long it would be nice to know information; especially when you have an emergency. I asked my supervisor if it is IFR; does the approach with no runway lighting; become unsafe and place us with liability? I will not do the approach. The aircraft who was minimum fuel worst case could have crashed. My job is to assist the public with correct and safe information; and management at savannah chooses to ignore any safety issue.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAV CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING OPS AND AVAILABLE INFO ON TBR ARPT; DESCRIBING A RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING SAME.

Narrative: WE HAD A VFR GO FROM 73J; WHICH WENT IFR; THEN CAME TO SAV. OCEAN FOGBANK ROLLED IN FROM E. SAV WENT IFR SO TOOK HIM TO TBR; WHICH WAS RPTED VFR; HOWEVER RWY 14/32 CLOSED AND IT WAS NIGHTTIME; HOWEVER RWY 5/23 WAS OPEN. ACFT FLEW OVER TBR AND SAID THE PCL WAS NOT WORKING. TOOK HIM 10 MI W OF TBR TO MHP BECAUSE NO RWY LIGHTS. MEANWHILE HE SAID HE WAS MINIMUM FUEL. I HAVE WORKED HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND FOUND OUT; THROUGH TALKING TO THE SECURITY MAN AT TBR; THERE WAS NO LIGHTING AT ALL ON RWY 5/23. I LEFT THE SUPVR A NOTE TO PLEASE PUT OUT A MEMO STATING RWY 5/23 IS UNLIT AND NEVER HAD RWY LIGHTS. IF I DID NOT KNOW AND HAVE BEEN HERE FOR THIS LONG IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW INFO; ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE AN EMER. I ASKED MY SUPVR IF IT IS IFR; DOES THE APCH WITH NO RWY LIGHTING; BECOME UNSAFE AND PLACE US WITH LIABILITY? I WILL NOT DO THE APCH. THE ACFT WHO WAS MINIMUM FUEL WORST CASE COULD HAVE CRASHED. MY JOB IS TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC WITH CORRECT AND SAFE INFO; AND MGMNT AT SAVANNAH CHOOSES TO IGNORE ANY SAFETY ISSUE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.