Accident Cessna U206F N51299, Wednesday 5 September 1990

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Date:	Wednesday 5 September 1990
Time:	20:00 LT
Type:	Cessna U206F
Owner/operator:	Lake Mead Air, Inc.
Registration:	N51299
MSN:	01993
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-F9
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Las Vegas, NV - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Henderson, NV (L15)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE CERTIFICATED ATP PILOT STATED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, HE BECAME AWARE OF TRAFFIC LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. HE STARTED A GRADUAL TURN TO THE LEFT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT PASSED HIM HE STARTED A TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A DARK NIGHT.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF VISUAL REFERENCES DURING A NIGHT APPROACH AND HIS FAILURE TO DETECT AND CORRECT A DESCENT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS.

Accident investigation: