AN ACR B727 FREIGHTER FLC MAY HAVE STRUCK RWY LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RWY DURING AN APCH AND GAR AND AN APCH AND LNDG.

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WE ARE A CAT 1 OP; BUT CANADIAN RULES AT YHM ALLOW US TO SHOOT A 'LOOK-SEE' APCH IF THE RVR IS AT LEAST 1200 FT. STARTED APCH; USED AUTOPLT (BUT IT WOULD NOT RESENSITIZE INTO MANUAL) APCH NOT STABLE. AT 100 FT AUTOPLT OFF; XWIND APPROX 15000 FT; ACFT DRIFTED TO R OF RWY; INITIATED A GAR. SECOND APCH; HAND FLOWN; DRIFTED TO THE L AND RECORRECTED. AFTER TAXI IN AND PARK; THE ARPT SECURITY CAME OVER TO LOOK AT THE ACFT. THEY REMARKED THAT SOMEONE HAD TAKEN OUT SOME RWY EDGE LIGHTS AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. THEY ALSO SAID SOME RWY EDGE LIGHTS WERE BROKEN ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY (SEVERAL ACFT HAD LANDED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD). MYSELF; MAINT; AND ARPT SECURITY INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE OR MUD. LATER; MAINT CHANGED 1 TIRE FOR CUTS. SUGGESTIONS: THE NORMAL MINIMUMS FOR RWY 12 IS 2400 FT AND 1/2 MI. CAT 1 APCHS (EVEN 'LOOK-SEE'); SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITH POOR WX. THE RWY IS ALSO DANGEROUS; NO CTRLINE LIGHTS AND 200 FT WIDE. THE ARPT NEEDS CTRLINE LIGHTS. ALSO CAT 1 CREWS ARE NOT NORMALLY FAMILIAR WITH XWINDS OF 15+ KTS AND RVR BELOW 1800 FT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 390489: DURING A 'LOOK SEE' ILS APCH (AUTOPLT COUPLED) TO RWY 12L AT HAMILTON; ONTARIO; CANADA; EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL UNTIL BELOW 50 FT AGL. DURING THE FLARE THE ACFT DRIFTED R OF CTRLINE TOWARDS THE R SIDE EDGE LIGHTS; I CALLED FOR A GAR. THE CAPT EXECUTED 'A CRISP' GAR AND WE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY TO THE L OF THE R SIDE RWY EDGE LIGHTS AND WERE IMMEDIATELY AIRBORNE AGAIN. AFTER THIS GAR; THE CAPT SAID HE WAS GOING TO HAND-FLY THE NEXT APCH USING THE FLT DIRECTOR; THE WINDS WERE XWINDS WITH LOW VISIBILITY. DURING THIS APCH EVERYTHING WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST APCH PASSING OVER THE CTR OF THE THRESHOLD. WE TOUCHED DOWN TO THE L OF CTRLINE CLOSER TO THE L SIDE RWY EDGE LIGHTS THAN TO THE CTR OF THE RWY. I SAID 'GO R; GO R; GO R;' WE MOVED TO THE CTR OF THE RWY AND THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. ON THE SECOND APCH I DO NOT KNOW HOW WE ENDED UP TOUCHING DOWN ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY NOR DID I OBSERVE US DRIFTING L. FACTORS: LOW VISIBILITY (2000-2400 FT RVR); POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION ON A 200 FT WIDE RWY WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTS; NIGHT OPS WITH RAIN (WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON); FAIRLY STRONG GUSTY XWINDS AND THIS WAS THE THIRD FLT THIS CREW HAD FLOWN TOGETHER IN 2 DAYS. THE SECOND FLT THAT NIGHT. I DO NOT KNOW WHY I DID NOT NOTICE US TRACKING OFF THE CTR OF THE RWY AFTER WE PASSED OVER THE THRESHOLD ON BOTH APCHS. THERE ARE NO JUDGEMENTS OR DECISIONS WHICH I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY. I BELIEVE THAT OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCS AND CRM PROCS KEPT OUR ACFT ON THE RWY. THERE ARE NO FACTORS WHICH AFFECTED OUR HUMAN PERFORMANCE THAT I AM AWARE OF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 390681: CONCERN ON MY PART LIES WITH ALLOWING A LOOK SEE APCH IN VERY MARGINAL CONDITIONS TO A WIDE RWY WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTING AND A 15 KT XWIND. LATERAL POSITIONING OF THE ACFT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE; ON A WIDE RWY AT NIGHT WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTING. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT OUR ACFT CONTACTED THE LIGHTS; BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED 'LOOK SEE' APCHS TO WIDE RWYS WITH NO CTRLINE LIGHTING. I FEEL WIND RESTRS SHOULD BE GREATER ON 'LOOK SEE' APCHS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE CTRLINE LIGHTING A REQUIREMENT FOR 'LOOK SEE' APCHS.