ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202473
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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 2017 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Aero Designs Pulsar XP912 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N912GR |
| MSN: | 329 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 542 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Olson Airport (LL53), Plato Center, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lawrenceville, IL (LWV) |
| Plato Center, IL (LL53) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while making a straight-in approach to a private airport just after dusk, but before dark, he attempted to activate the pilot-controlled lighting (PCL) but was unsuccessful. He added that he continued toward the airport, and while maneuvering for landing, he lost sight of the airport. The pilot did not regain visual reference of the airport during the landing descent, and the airplane impacted a fence adjacent to the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport owner reported that the PCL antenna required line-of-sight with the aircraft to operate the PCL system. Due to the antenna’s position and hangars on the airport, the antenna did not receive signals from the southeast, the direction from which the accident airplane was approaching. He added that, because the airport was private, he could not issue a NOTAM to describe the operation of the runway lights.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to continue to land without visual reference to the airport in low light conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to activate the private airport’s pilot-controlled lighting system due to its configuration.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=912GR
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2007 | N912GR | Private | 0 | Plato Center, Illinois | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 16:14 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Dec-2017 16:16 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
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