19931001040849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Mount Gilead, OH · October 1, 1993

Date: October 1, 1993 · 21:00 local
Place: Mount Gilead, OH
Airport: Morrow County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N736RZ
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC94LA003
Reported as: Cessna R172K
Reported engine: Continental IO360K
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N736RZRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722741 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna R172K Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landing on an unlit runway at night, struck VASI light.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING ON AN UNLIT RUNWAY AT NIGHT, STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC94LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Gilead, OHthe pilot's improper inflight decision to conduct a night landing at an airport without runway lights, and the subsequent misalignment with the runway and collision with an object.Oct 2, 1993 · Substantial damage