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An emb-140 flight crew landing at xna observed last half of runway lights fail; but chose to land because available light was judged sufficient and their fuel state was low.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 716972 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : xna.airport |
| State Reference | AR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : xna.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 716972 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 716973 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
On final approach to runway 34; last half of the runway lights failed. Based on available lighting and remaining fuel of 2800 pounds; I elected to land with the available lights. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB-140 FLT CREW LNDG AT XNA OBSERVED LAST HALF OF RWY LIGHTS FAIL; BUT CHOSE TO LAND BECAUSE AVAILABLE LIGHT WAS JUDGED SUFFICIENT AND THEIR FUEL STATE WAS LOW.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 34; LAST HALF OF THE RWY LIGHTS FAILED. BASED ON AVAILABLE LIGHTING AND REMAINING FUEL OF 2800 LBS; I ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE AVAILABLE LIGHTS. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.