ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386229
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 2001 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Sales, Inc. |
| Registration: | N62332 |
| MSN: | 17275251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6493 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Miamisburg, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, OH (MGY/KMGY) |
| Miamisburg, OH | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning from a night pleasure flight, and for 30 minutes, had difficulty locating the airport. After he located what he thought was the correct airport, he turned the runway lights on, to high intensity, for confirmation. He left the runway lights on high intensity, and entered the traffic pattern. He then turned the airplane onto final, and "followed the VASI lights to the approach area." As the airplane touched down, it simultaneously struck the last approach light. The pilot stated that the approach lights and his low altitude during the approach prevented recognition of his height above the runway. The pilot had 92 hours of flight time.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the nighttime conditions, and the pilot's improper decision to leave the runway lighting at high intensity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC01LA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1982 | N62332 | Maria Gousios | 0 | Cincinnati, OH | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 12:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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