PLT OF A C182 ON IFR FLT PLAN UNABLE TO ACTIVATE PLT CTLED LIGHTING DECIDES TO LAND WITHOUT RWY LIGHTING. LANDS LONG AND; UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME; EXITS RWY END.
Synopsis
PLT OF A C182 ON IFR FLT PLAN UNABLE TO ACTIVATE PLT CTLED LIGHTING DECIDES TO LAND WITHOUT RWY LIGHTING. LANDS LONG AND; UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME; EXITS RWY END.
Narrative
THE FLT WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN FROM SKY; OH; TO N99; PA. THE FINAL SEGMENT OF THE FLT WAS V170 V210 BUNTS RADAR VECTORS N99. ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE LOW INTENSITY RWY LIGHTING ON 123.0 AT APPROX 8-10 MI OUT. CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT ACTIVATION OF LOW INTENSITY RWY LIGHTING AS WE APCHED N99 -- 3 CLICKS; 5 CLICKS; AND 7 CLICKS. NOTHING WORKED. OTS LOW INTENSITY RWY LIGHTING WERE NOT NOTAMED. APPROX 3-5 MI OUT; ARPT BEACON WAS IDENTED. UPON CIRCLING DIRECTLY OVER ARPT; NOTIFIED PHL APCH THAT LOW INTENSITY RWY LIGHTING WAS NOT OPERATIONAL AND RWY WAS IN SIGHT. PHL SAID (PARAPHRASED); 'PLT CTLED LIGHTING; 123.0; 5 CLICKS.' I INFORMED THEM THAT THAT WAS NOT WORKING; I HAD THE RWY (9/27; 3007 FT BY 50 FT ASPHALT) IN SIGHT; AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEMPT AN APCH. PHL CLRED ME FOR A VISUAL APCH AT N99. EYE WITNESS ON GND INDICATED THAT WE LANDED AT 2/3 POINT ON RWY 9 (APPROX 1000 FT REMAINING). BOTH MY PAX AND I THOUGHT THAT WE LANDED AT ABOUT 1/2 WAY POINT BASED ON AMOUNT OF RWY THAT WE HAD ALREADY OVERFLOWN. UPON LNDG; IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT FLAPS TO 0 DEGS AND BEGAN HVY BRAKING. THE ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT R OF CTRLINE. EASED UP ON R BRAKE AND RECOVERED CTRLINE TRACKING. WHEN R TIRE ENCOUNTERED PARALLEL PAINT STRIPES AT END OF RWY; R TIRE LOCKED UP AND BEGAN CAUSING ACFT TO DEVIATE FROM CTRLINE TO THE R. UNABLE TO BRING ACFT TO STOP BEFORE EXITING DEP END OF RWY R OF CTRLINE. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY PLT OR PAX AND NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS DEFINED BY NTSB RULE PART 830. AFTER ANALYZING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE INCIDENT; IMPROVEMENTS TO FLT WOULD INCLUDE USE OF ALTERNATE ARPT BY COORD WITH ATC; PROPER INITIATION OF GAR PROC; INCREASED SURVEILLANCE OF ARPT AND SURROUNDING AREA FROM THE AIR PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING LNDG; AND IMPROVED CREW COORD.
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