Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport landed at dusk when the runway lights were not ill...

Attributes
ACN	273987
Time
Date	199406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	273987
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ord tower asked us at 1000 ft AGL on final for runway 9R if the runway lights were working. We reported they were not and landed. An aircraft commander then stated 'I don't think that's legal' and went around. I have no idea about legality. I haven't been able to find it in anything I have. Common sense says it was ok since there was enough light to pick out the lights unlit, but what does common sense have to do with anything these days.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR MLG LANDED AT DUSK WHEN THE RWY LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: ORD TWR ASKED US AT 1000 FT AGL ON FINAL FOR RWY 9R IF THE RWY LIGHTS WERE WORKING. WE RPTED THEY WERE NOT AND LANDED. AN ACFT COMMANDER THEN STATED 'I DON'T THINK THAT'S LEGAL' AND WENT AROUND. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT LEGALITY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND IT IN ANYTHING I HAVE. COMMON SENSE SAYS IT WAS OK SINCE THERE WAS ENOUGH LIGHT TO PICK OUT THE LIGHTS UNLIT, BUT WHAT DOES COMMON SENSE HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING THESE DAYS.

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.

Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport landed at dusk when the runway lights were not illuminated.