Nah bugger 'em. Part of the pre-flight prep should have included:
For the NVFR pilot packing a spare set of backup runway flares (God knows I never leave home without them) to lay down some new lighting so that they can land, resign the MR, manually activate the LIRL (to take off and then make a proper landing).
or in the case of the ATPL:
packing a spare LAME to co-sign the MR on just such an occasion (this can be done whilst airborne but not in conjunction with any inflight refueling... unless it's JP5 and not AVTUR, that's kosher).
Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. (I personally believe that every one of RACWA's C152s should have a LAME in the baggage area just in case.)