Flight crew of medium large transport landed san after official sunset.

Attributes
ACN	120609
Time
Date	198908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12500
ASRS Report	120609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	120595
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Runway centerline and threshold lights were reported OTS when we first copied ATIS. About 10-15 mins from landing we were told that the side lights were also out. The PAPI was working. Airport and runway were in sight. Since official sunset was XX51, it was still light outside. We could find no far, nor company procedures, prohibiting landing. Suggest plain language guidance re: this situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG LANDED SAN AFTER OFFICIAL SUNSET.

Narrative: RWY CENTERLINE AND THRESHOLD LIGHTS WERE RPTED OTS WHEN WE FIRST COPIED ATIS. ABOUT 10-15 MINS FROM LNDG WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SIDE LIGHTS WERE ALSO OUT. THE PAPI WAS WORKING. ARPT AND RWY WERE IN SIGHT. SINCE OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS XX51, IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE. WE COULD FIND NO FAR, NOR COMPANY PROCS, PROHIBITING LNDG. SUGGEST PLAIN LANGUAGE GUIDANCE RE: THIS SITUATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.