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Reporter advises pilot controlled lighting at esn is inoperative during resurfacing of one runway and must be turned on manually. Reports at least two occasions that the tower failed to do so before closing for the night.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759839 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : esn.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| ASRS Report | 759839 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Airport | lighting : esn.airport |
Narrative:
The easton airport (esn) is undergoing runway resurfacing on runway 4/22. The lights for the airport are no longer pilot controled. The lights for runway 15/33 are turned on and off manually by the airport manager. On two separate occasions the lights were not turned on at night. There is not a NOTAM for the lights. This creates a hazard for aircraft arriving to the easton airport after dark.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR ADVISES PLT CONTROLLED LIGHTING AT ESN IS INOPERATIVE DURING RESURFACING OF ONE RWY AND MUST BE TURNED ON MANUALLY. RPTS AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS THAT THE TOWER FAILED TO DO SO BEFORE CLOSING FOR THE NIGHT.
Narrative: THE EASTON ARPT (ESN) IS UNDERGOING RWY RESURFACING ON RWY 4/22. THE LIGHTS FOR THE ARPT ARE NO LONGER PLT CTLED. THE LIGHTS FOR RWY 15/33 ARE TURNED ON AND OFF MANUALLY BY THE ARPT MGR. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE LIGHTS WERE NOT TURNED ON AT NIGHT. THERE IS NOT A NOTAM FOR THE LIGHTS. THIS CREATES A HAZARD FOR ACFT ARRIVING TO THE EASTON ARPT AFTER DARK.
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.