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Air taxi pilot finds lights not functioning at non tower airport. Snowmobiles are lined up alongside the runway and departure is made. Operations specifications indicate questionable procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 385903 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : wtk |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 385903 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
My charter which consisted of 8 prominent political officials were ready to depart for home. The runway lights didn't work after they were keyed up. The lights could not be fixed. No flare pots nor flares could be located at the late hour. Snow machines and ATC's were lined up and down the runway at 45 degree angles. There was more light than would be by flares, flare pots or runway lights. I was instructed to do this by my station manager in otz. When I got back, I checked my operations specifications and found my lighting to be questionable. Contributing factors: it was late, we were all tired and it was cold and windy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR TAXI PLT FINDS LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING AT NON TWR ARPT. SNOWMOBILES ARE LINED UP ALONGSIDE THE RWY AND DEP IS MADE. OPS SPECS INDICATE QUESTIONABLE PROCS.
Narrative: MY CHARTER WHICH CONSISTED OF 8 PROMINENT POLITICAL OFFICIALS WERE READY TO DEPART FOR HOME. THE RWY LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK AFTER THEY WERE KEYED UP. THE LIGHTS COULD NOT BE FIXED. NO FLARE POTS NOR FLARES COULD BE LOCATED AT THE LATE HR. SNOW MACHINES AND ATC'S WERE LINED UP AND DOWN THE RWY AT 45 DEG ANGLES. THERE WAS MORE LIGHT THAN WOULD BE BY FLARES, FLARE POTS OR RWY LIGHTS. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO THIS BY MY STATION MGR IN OTZ. WHEN I GOT BACK, I CHKED MY OPS SPECS AND FOUND MY LIGHTING TO BE QUESTIONABLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: IT WAS LATE, WE WERE ALL TIRED AND IT WAS COLD AND WINDY.
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.