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BE58 charter flight has problem on taxiway with no centerline lights and a runway light which 'sticks out.' aircraft hits the light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 373518 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Centerline lights are inoperative for taxiway F due to construction. This is a bad situation because one runway light between taxiway east and taxiway F is raised and sticks out. I hit this light because I had no reference to centerline. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states there is a great deal of construction occurring at lga which is part of the problem. He has been back in the daytime and it looks even worse. There are temporary taxi lights placed along the taxiway involved, but they are battery pwred and apparently the batteries have failed. They are not visible at night at all. He believes his company has talked to the FAA but does not know what has developed. His feeling is that it is an accident waiting to happen, a real serious accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE58 CHARTER FLT HAS PROB ON TXWY WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTS AND A RWY LIGHT WHICH 'STICKS OUT.' ACFT HITS THE LIGHT.
Narrative: CTRLINE LIGHTS ARE INOP FOR TXWY F DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A BAD SIT BECAUSE ONE RWY LIGHT BTWN TXWY E AND TXWY F IS RAISED AND STICKS OUT. I HIT THIS LIGHT BECAUSE I HAD NO REF TO CTRLINE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CONSTRUCTION OCCURRING AT LGA WHICH IS PART OF THE PROB. HE HAS BEEN BACK IN THE DAYTIME AND IT LOOKS EVEN WORSE. THERE ARE TEMPORARY TAXI LIGHTS PLACED ALONG THE TXWY INVOLVED, BUT THEY ARE BATTERY PWRED AND APPARENTLY THE BATTERIES HAVE FAILED. THEY ARE NOT VISIBLE AT NIGHT AT ALL. HE BELIEVES HIS COMPANY HAS TALKED TO THE FAA BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAS DEVELOPED. HIS FEELING IS THAT IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, A REAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
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.