ASRS REPORT: 80118
| Data Source |
AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM |
| Report Number |
80118 |
| Local Date |
01-JAN-88 |
| Local Time |
0601-1200 |
Synopsis
ATCT LCL CTLR FAILED TO TURN ON RWY APCH LIGHTS WHEN VISIBILITY DROPPED BELOW THE MINIMUM FOR OPERATION WITH APCH LIGHTS OUT. FLT CREW NOTICED PROBLEM AT ARPT WX MINIMUMS FOR LNDG AND CONTINUED.
Assessment
| Event Primary Problem |
HUMAN FACTORS |
| General Results |
NONE REPORTED / TAKEN |
Anomaly Information
| In-Flight event Anomaly Desc |
WEATHER / TURBULENCE |
| Other Anomaly Flag |
UNSPECIFIED |
| Anomaly Detected - Person Desc |
FLIGHT CREW |
Location Information
| Loc State Code |
MI |
| Loc Ref Airport Name
| TVC |
| Reference ID Distance (nm) |
2 |
| Altitude AGL - Single Value(ft)
| 0 |
Environmental Information
| Weather Conditions |
IMC |
| Ceiling Single Value (ft) |
300 |
| Light Condition |
DAYLIGHT
|
| WX Elements Visual (sm) |
.75 |
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
Aircraft 1
| Acft Make/Model Desc |
MEDIUM TRANSPORT, HIGH WING, 2 TURBOPROP ENG |
| Acft Operator Desc |
AIR CARRIER |
| Acft Flight Mission |
PASSENGER |
| Acft Flight Phase |
LANDING |
| Acft Flight Plan |
IFR |
| Flight Crew Count |
2 |
PERSON INFORMATION
Information For Person Sequence 1
| Reporting Organization |
AIR CARRIER |
| Flt Crew Exp (last 90 days) |
130 |
| Flt Crew Total Exp |
3000 |
| Flt Crew Function |
PILOT FLYING |
| Flt Crew Qual Desc |
INSTRUMENT |
Narrative
ON ILS 28 TVC AND UPON PASSING GWENN LOM WE RPTED GWENN INBND AS REQUESTED AND WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. AT 200' AGL CAPT CALLED RWY IN SIGHT. I WAS FLYING. WHEN I TRANSITIONED TO VISUAL REF I NOTICED THAT THE RWY LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED BUT THE APCH LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. I ASKED TVC TWR IF THE APCH LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SVC. HE SAID THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIVE BUT THE SWITCH WAS NOT TURNED ON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ATIS INFO OBSERVATION RPTED SKY PARTIALLY OBSCURED AND INDEFINITE 1500' SCATTERED ESTIMATED 3200' OVCST, VIS 2 1/2 MI VARIABLE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER WE PASSED THE FINAL APCH FIX AND WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE APCH TWR RPTED VIS AS A 1/2 MI VIS. AT THE TIME THAT WE MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE RWY, WE NOTICED 3/4 MI VIS WHICH IS AT THE MINIMUM PUBLISHED FOR AN ILS 28 TVC WITH APCH LIGHTS INOP. IF THE VIS HAD DROPPED ANYMORE THEN WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MISS THE APCH SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEONE FORGOT TO TURN ON THE APCH LIGHTS.
Information For Person Sequence 2
| Reporting Organization |
AIR CARRIER |
| Flt Crew Exp (last 90 days) |
200 |
| Flt Crew Total Exp |
8900 |
| Flt Crew Function |
CAPTAIN |
| Flt Crew Qual Desc |
FLIGHT ENGINEER |
Narrative
Information For Person Sequence 3
| ATC Function |
LOCAL |
| ATC Qual Desc |
FULLY CERTIFIED |
Narrative
END REPORT