ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362666
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| Date: | Monday 16 November 1992 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Tabooma Flyers Inc. |
| Registration: | N4324R |
| MSN: | 17263077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3304 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-D2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vancouver, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 172 WAS PERFORMING NIGHT LANDINGS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS NIGHT CURRENCY. HE HAD MOMENTARILY DEPARTED THE PATTERN, AND THEN REENTERED ON A 45 DEGREE ENTRY FOR DOWNWIND, IN ORDER TO PRACTICE A PATTERN ENTRY AT NIGHT. JUST PRIOR TO TURNING DOWNWIND, THE PILOT SAW CANADIAN GEESE ILLUMINATED IN THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING LIGHT. ABOUT ONE SECOND LATER ONE GOOSE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN, AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER GOOSE IMPACTED THE LEFT WING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO SEE BIRDS DUE TO DARKNESS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA93LA024
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| 19 June 1991 | N4324R | Tabooma Flyers Inc. | 0 | Vancouver, WA | |
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