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Pilot instructor inadvertently operated a small aircraft aircraft at night during taxi without aircraft navigation lights on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fnt |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 226112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
When I taxied in at fnt, a friend asked me if the lights on the aircraft were working -- he said they weren't on. I assumed that I had forgotten to turn them on. Although, after thinking about it, I distinctly recall turning on lights immediately after start-up at amn. Whether I flew from amn to fnt without position and beacon lights is a mystery to me. Tower said nothing, although they did ask for confirmation that I was off the runway (I know the taxi light was on). I need to make sure that the lighting part of the checklist is completed for every flight and I intend to add 'lights on' to my after-takeoff list.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT INSTRUCTOR INADVERTENTLY OPERATED A SMA ACFT AT NIGHT DURING TAXI WITHOUT ACFT NAV LIGHTS ON.
Narrative: WHEN I TAXIED IN AT FNT, A FRIEND ASKED ME IF THE LIGHTS ON THE ACFT WERE WORKING -- HE SAID THEY WEREN'T ON. I ASSUMED THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN TO TURN THEM ON. ALTHOUGH, AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT, I DISTINCTLY RECALL TURNING ON LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER START-UP AT AMN. WHETHER I FLEW FROM AMN TO FNT WITHOUT POS AND BEACON LIGHTS IS A MYSTERY TO ME. TWR SAID NOTHING, ALTHOUGH THEY DID ASK FOR CONFIRMATION THAT I WAS OFF THE RWY (I KNOW THE TAXI LIGHT WAS ON). I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LIGHTING PART OF THE CHKLIST IS COMPLETED FOR EVERY FLT AND I INTEND TO ADD 'LIGHTS ON' TO MY AFTER-TKOF LIST.
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.