ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284024
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| Date: | Thursday 20 December 2007 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5957F |
| MSN: | 21058957 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2650 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Medford, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hobbs-Lea County Airport, NM (HOB/KHOB) |
| Medford, OK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot attempted a night landing on an unlighted runway. Prior to landing, he said he tried to activate the runway lights, but was unable to turn the lights on. The pilot noted that since there was moonlight and he was familiar with the airport; he elected to land without the runway lights. He reported that he thought he could see the runway, and that he was on the runway, until "he felt the nose-wheel sink." The airplane came to rest inverted. An inspection of the runway lighting system revealed that the lights were not functioning properly.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a night landing without runway lighting. A contributing factor was inoperative runway lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW08CA047
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 06:48 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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