Narrative:

When contacted tower at lax on visual approach to runway 25L, was cleared to land, but told runway lights OTS -- land at own risk. Asked for runway 25R and was told they were also OTS. Runway was quite visible and still a lot of light, so thinking all runways' lights OTS, and with no alternate fuel planned, and being in lax, decided safer and more prudent to land than go around and wait for lights to come on. Uneventful landing but upon checking found out official sunset was XX44. Our operations specifications say if after 20 mins from official sunset, need runway lights. I missed this by 6 mins, landed at XY10, 26 mins after official sunset. In-flight not really knowing official sunset and having a lot of light available and my fuel situation, I feel I did the prudent and safe thing by landing the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG LANDED WITHOUT RWY LIGHTS 6 MINS AFTER RWY LIGHTS WERE REQUIRED BY OPS SPECS.

Narrative: WHEN CONTACTED TWR AT LAX ON VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25L, WAS CLRED TO LAND, BUT TOLD RWY LIGHTS OTS -- LAND AT OWN RISK. ASKED FOR RWY 25R AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE ALSO OTS. RWY WAS QUITE VISIBLE AND STILL A LOT OF LIGHT, SO THINKING ALL RWYS' LIGHTS OTS, AND WITH NO ALTERNATE FUEL PLANNED, AND BEING IN LAX, DECIDED SAFER AND MORE PRUDENT TO LAND THAN GO AROUND AND WAIT FOR LIGHTS TO COME ON. UNEVENTFUL LNDG BUT UPON CHKING FOUND OUT OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS XX44. OUR OPS SPECS SAY IF AFTER 20 MINS FROM OFFICIAL SUNSET, NEED RWY LIGHTS. I MISSED THIS BY 6 MINS, LANDED AT XY10, 26 MINS AFTER OFFICIAL SUNSET. INFLT NOT REALLY KNOWING OFFICIAL SUNSET AND HAVING A LOT OF LIGHT AVAILABLE AND MY FUEL SIT, I FEEL I DID THE PRUDENT AND SAFE THING BY LNDG THE ACFT.

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.