# Accident 20171202022359A: Weaver David A PULSAR - 912XP, Plato Center, IL, December 2, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 2, 2017, 16:50 local time - Place: Plato Center, IL - Airport: Oslon Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.0078° N, 88.4569° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0078&lon=-88.4569&mi=10 - Aircraft: N912GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912GR-2019-04-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Weaver David A PULSAR - 912XP (registry code 05618BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/weaver-david-a-pulsar-912xp) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WEAVER DAVID A PULSAR - 912XP - Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 563 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA069) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171202022359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON DECEMBER 2, 2017, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N912GR, A PULSAR 912XP, DEPARTED LAWRENCEVILLE/VINCENNES AIRPORT (LWV) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO OLSON AIRPORT (LL53). THE WEATHER WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND NOT A FACTOR. THE FLIGHT FROM LWV TO LL53 WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT LL53, THE PIC WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PILOT-CONTROLLED LIGHTING AT THE AIRPORT. UNABLE TO VISUALLY LOCATE THE AIRPORT, THE PIC ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO FLY HIS PLANNED COURSE UNTIL HIS GPS INDICATED HE WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVING OVER THE FIELD, THE PIC TURNED TO A 060-DEGREE HEADING, ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE KNOWN LANDMARKS NEAR THE AIRPORT. THE PIC CONTINUED THE LANDING PATTERN BUT WAS UNABLE TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON FINAL UNTIL THE LEFT WHEEL STRUCK A FENCE POST IN THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY 24 THRESHHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, IMPACTED THE FIELD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, AND SKIDDED TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. OBSERVED DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE IMPACT OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT FLAP WITH A HARD OBJECT AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND SKID. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB GAA18CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA069), Dec 2, 2017: Weaver David A Pulsar 912XP (N912GR), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue to land without visual reference to the airport in low light conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to activate the private airport’s… ## Other reports on N912GR (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20070821826619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070821826619I), Aug 21, 2007: Amtr PULSARXP (N912GR), Plato Center, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot departed Olson field, (LL53) for the first test flight of his homebuilt/experimental aircraft. His first attempt at a landing was aborted due… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.