ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359162
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| Date: | Thursday 6 April 1995 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N757UV |
| MSN: | 15280022 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4836 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kokomo, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY AND LANDING ON A 2048 FOOT BY 110 FOOT GRASS STRIP WITH LOW INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE THRESHOLD WAS DISPLACED 300 FEET DUE TO OBSTRUCTIONS. WINDS WERE CALM, IT WAS A DARK NIGHT, AND THE STRIP WAS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT AS 'A DARK HOLE.' THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND LANDED NOSE FIRST.
Probable Cause: The pilot misjudged the landing flare. Factors related to the accident were the dark light conditions and the pilot's lack of visual cues for the runway environment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA118
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 November 1989 | N757UV | Private | 0 | Kokomo, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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