<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1563374, July 2018

Corporate pilot reported being distracted by the bright lights from a new golf center near spirit of st louis airport.

Attributes
ACN	1563374
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	SUS.Airport
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 75 Flight Crew Total 8800 Flight Crew Type 3000
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Upon arriving sus on a visual approach to runway 26L via csx VOR at night; both pilots were distracted by the brightness and intensity of the lighting system at the new [golf center] location; which is located on roughly a two-mile final to runway 26L. The angle of the lighting system at the new facility is directly aimed at any pilot lined up for 26L at night. The lights are extremely bright; distracting; and disrupt night vision acuity.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Corporate pilot reported being distracted by the bright lights from a new golf center near Spirit of St Louis Airport.

Narrative: Upon arriving SUS on a visual approach to Runway 26L via CSX VOR at night; both pilots were distracted by the brightness and intensity of the lighting system at the new [golf center] location; which is located on roughly a two-mile final to Runway 26L. The angle of the lighting system at the new facility is directly aimed at any pilot lined up for 26L at night. The lights are extremely bright; distracting; and disrupt night vision acuity.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.