What happened
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(-23) Pilot was practicing night flying and landed short of runway 20 at mgy. Aircraft clipped approach light with the right landing gear leg. The light assembly sheared off and struck the right horizontal stabilizer damaging the leading edge and spar assembly. The pilot stated that he had the runway lights selected to high intensity and that it may have caused him to misread the VASI. (.19) on February 8, 2001, about 1930 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P, N62332, was substantially damaged after landing short of the runway at Dayton-wright brothers airport (mgy), miamisburg, Ohio. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot was practicing night flying, and landed short of runway 20. The airplane clipped and approach light with the right main landing gear leg. The light assembly sheared off, and struck the right horizontal stabilizer, damaging the leading edge and forward spar. The pilot stated that he had the runway lights selected to high intensity, and that it may have caused him to misread the VASI. The pilot had 92 hours of flight time, with 30 hours in the preceding 90 days. Winds at the airport, about the time of the landing, were from 150 degrees true, at 4 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT FLYING AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 20 AT MGY. AIRCRAFT CLIPPED APPROACH LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE AND SPAR ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE RUNWAY LIGHTS SELECTED TO HIGH INTENSITY AND THAT IT MAY HAVE CAUSED HIM TO MISREAD THE VASI. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2001, ABOUT 1930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N62332, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), MIAMISBURG, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT FLYING, AND LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY 20. THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED AND APPROACH LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF, AND STRUCK THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE AND FORWARD SPAR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD THE RUNWAY LIGHTS SELECTED TO HIGH INTENSITY, AND THAT IT MAY HAVE CAUSED HIM TO MISREAD THE VASI. THE PILOT HAD 92 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, WITH 30 HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS. WINDS AT THE AIRPORT, ABOUT THE TIME OF THE LANDING, WERE FROM 150 DEGREES TRUE, AT 4 KNOTS.
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