ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175101
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 2015 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Power Daniel N |
| Registration: | N9172Q |
| MSN: | D-9250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6137 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wetumpka Airport, Wetumpka, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Galveston-Scholes Field, TX (GLS/KGLS) |
| Wetumpka, AL (08A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was landing his airplane at night and mistook the hangar lights for runway lights. The airplane struck trees on the final approach, then the ground before coming to rest, inverted. The pilot said that, in retrospect, he was on the incorrect radio frequency when he attempted to turn on the pilot-activated runway lights. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the wreckage and reported that the airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane at the time of the accident. The runway lights operated normally after the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's use of an incorrect radio frequency when attempting to turn on the runway lights, resulting is an attempt to land the airplane while aligned with airport hangar lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9172Q/history/20150403/2155Z/KGLS/08A
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9172Q
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2015 23:02 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2022 02:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
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