Cpr flight crew unable to see ahead on wet ramp due to lighting that blinds.

Attributes
ACN	231170
Time
Date	199301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	231170
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ramp area at FBO cle is lighted by lights on top of the hangar. When taxiing onto ramp, lights are so bright that it is hard to see ahead. When it is raining it is impossible to see ahead. Other aircraft, line service personnel, fuel trucks, and chocks are invisible! This situation is an accident waiting to happen. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he does not know how to suggest what changes needed. Just knows something should be changed. Suggests an expert on lighting to input ideas. He believes the ht of the lights is part of the problem. The wet ramp and night vision adjustment are part of problem. It is just this one area, at the FBO that has the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CPR FLC UNABLE TO SEE AHEAD ON WET RAMP DUE TO LIGHTING THAT BLINDS.

Narrative: RAMP AREA AT FBO CLE IS LIGHTED BY LIGHTS ON TOP OF THE HANGAR. WHEN TAXIING ONTO RAMP, LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT IT IS HARD TO SEE AHEAD. WHEN IT IS RAINING IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AHEAD. OTHER ACFT, LINE SVC PERSONNEL, FUEL TRUCKS, AND CHOCKS ARE INVISIBLE! THIS SIT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SUGGEST WHAT CHANGES NEEDED. JUST KNOWS SOMETHING SHOULD BE CHANGED. SUGGESTS AN EXPERT ON LIGHTING TO INPUT IDEAS. HE BELIEVES THE HT OF THE LIGHTS IS PART OF THE PROB. THE WET RAMP AND NIGHT VISION ADJUSTMENT ARE PART OF PROB. IT IS JUST THIS ONE AREA, AT THE FBO THAT HAS THE PROB.

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.