36.7282° N, 76.5836° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 21, 1992
Place
Suffolk, VA
Airport
Suffolk Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
PIDV
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N18362
Reported as
Beech 77
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total
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.
Made night landing without the landing light. Hit tree tops on final approach. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
MADE NIGHT LANDING WITHOUT THE LANDING LIGHT. HIT TREE TOPS ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY.