ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179721
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 2015 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N20079 |
| MSN: | 17260990 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shiocton Airport (W34), Shiocton, WI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN (FCM) |
| Shiocton, WI (W34) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was making an approach to landing at night to an unlit grass airstrip. According to the pilot, the landing light went out about 100 feet above the ground, and he lost depth perception. The pilot continued the landing and bounced once. The airplane veered off the runway to the right into a cornfield, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to rudder, vertical stabilizer, and left wing.
Other than the landing light, the pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue to land at an unlighted airstrip, at night, after the landing light failed on approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, runway excursion, and collision with terrain.
Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=20079
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2015 16:16 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Sep-2015 19:26 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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