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An air carrier medium large transport crewperson reports that the lights at the golf driving range off the end of bwi runway 33L are still bright.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274608 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bwi tower : pae |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 274608 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| 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 |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Landing runway 33L bwi. Very bright lights from golf driving range near runway. Annoying on clear night, but I worry about a night with haze, fog, etc. I understand that shields were put on these lights, but it didn't look like it to me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CREWPERSON RPTS THAT THE LIGHTS AT THE GOLF DRIVING RANGE OFF THE END OF BWI RWY 33L ARE STILL BRIGHT.
Narrative: LNDG RWY 33L BWI. VERY BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM GOLF DRIVING RANGE NEAR RWY. ANNOYING ON CLR NIGHT, BUT I WORRY ABOUT A NIGHT WITH HAZE, FOG, ETC. I UNDERSTAND THAT SHIELDS WERE PUT ON THESE LIGHTS, BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT TO ME.
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.