ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368151
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1989 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Leaders Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N80357 |
| MSN: | 17266546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clear Lake, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brainerd, MN (KBRD) |
| Clear Lake, MN (8Y6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THAT SHE RETURNED TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT LATER THAN PLANNED AND NIGHT LANDING CONDITIONS EXISTED ON ARRIVAL. THE SOD RUNWAY HAD ONLY TWO LIGHTS ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO AID NIGHT OPERATIONS. THE PILOT SAID IF SHE WAS UNABLE TO LAND, SHE WOULD RETURN TO ST. CLOUD, A FULL FACILITY AIRPORT, ABOUT 10 MILES FROM THERE. SHE SAID THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE SOD AIRSTRIP, SO ELECTED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A SOFT BEAN FIELD DURING THE LANDING ROLL IT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH INADEQUATE VISUAL CUES WHICH PRECLUDED IDENTIFICATION OF A CORRECT RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT WAS READILY AVAILABLE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA186
History of this aircraft
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| 27 November 1998 | N52502 | Premier Air Center Inc | 0 | Brainerd, MN | |
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| 23-Mar-2024 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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