ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182094
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1997 |
| Time: | 22:50 LT |
| Type: | Dassault Falcon 20DC |
| Owner/operator: | Reliant Airlines Inc |
| Registration: | N227R |
| MSN: | 227 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 25000 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CF700-2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, Kentucky -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City, OK |
| (KLEX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 4 to 5 miles from the destination airport, and while conducting an ILS approach at night to runway 04, the pilot made visual contact with the airport, the runway lights, and the visual approach slope indicator. The approach was continued visually. Over the approach lights the airplane encountered heavy rain. The copilot observed the airplane was low on both the VASI and the airplane's HSI. The pilot applied power and initiated a go-around. The airplane landed hard on a grass bank, about 13 feet short of runway 4. Weather 9 minutes before the accident included winds from 310 degrees at 6 knots, with a visibility of 8 miles, light rain and mist. Weather 4 minutes after accident included winds from 310 degrees at 8 knots, with a visibility of 2 1/2 miles and heavy rain. The approach end of the runway was about 34 feet lower than the highest point of the runway, about 4,500 feet from the approach end. The Aeronautical Information Manual stated either upsloping runways, or rain on the windscreens, could create illusions that an aircraft was higher than actual altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot misjudged distance and altitude to the runway after transition from an instrument approach to a visual approach. Factors related to the accident were the rain, and uphill runway conditions at a dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA165
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2015 05:14 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 13:32 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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