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**Sam Spade**

wrote:
Sam Spade wrote:

But, I simply cannot and will not accept that,
once lined up on the incorrect runway, a Part 121 flight crew would
disregard the lack of runway lights. Unless some hard evidence sufraces
to explain how that could happen short of willful disregard of
safety/legal operating requirements, the conclusions I have formed in my
mind will remain unchanged.

On the day of the accident, there was a NOTAM that the centerline
lights on the long runway were OTS. A misinterpretation of the NOTAM
could have led the crew not to question the absence of lights. Just a
thought. It could have been another possible link in the chain.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

If the crew was sharp enough to understand that a runway equipped with
centerline lights will have them on when the runway edge lights are on
would also be sharp enough to not accept lack of CL lights as an
acceptble reason to have no runway edge lights. In fact, if they were
that sharp, the lack of Cl and edge lights should have invoked a
cautious reflection, not, "Oh the CL lights aren't supposed to be on
tonight so let's rock and roll.