ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374127
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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 1986 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft BE-95-55 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N562T |
| MSN: | TC-35 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4377 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelbyville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St. Louis, MO (3WE) |
| Shelbyville, IN (3SM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE AT CRUISE AFTER SUNSET, THE PILOTS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE OVERHEAD LIGHT WERE NOT OPERATING. A WHITE BEAM FLASHLIGHT WAS USED TO OBSERVE THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, HOWEVER, CONTINUED USE OF THE FLASHLIGHT BLINDED THE PILOTS' VISION OF THE RUNWAY, ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR PLT. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL POWER WAS REDUCED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S AIRSPEED DROPPED OVER THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOT CHECKED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86LA234
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 2006 | N562T | Private | 0 | Sikeston, Missouri | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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