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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 65-A80 · St Thomas, Puerto Rico · February 24, 1981

Date: February 24, 1981 · 08:00 local
Place: St Thomas, Puerto Rico
Airport: Harry S Truman
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N9090T
Reported as: Beech 65A80
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9090TRegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Beech 65-A80S/N LD-207 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech 65-A80 Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot thought gear lights were out due to sun in his eyes. Started go around saw lights. Elected to land, overran.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT THOUGHT GEAR LIGHTS WERE OUT DUE TO SUN IN HIS EYES. STARTED GO AROUND SAW LIGHTS. ELECTED TO LAND, OVERRAN.