# Exterior lighting - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft systems](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0102) › [Lighting system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010233) › Exterior lighting - NTSB code: 01023340 - Cases: 9 - In the probable cause: 7 - Fatal cases: 0 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023340/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023340/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023340 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 1 / 1 - 2011: 1 / 1 - 2013: 1 / 1 - 2014: 0 / 1 - 2015: 2 / 3 - 2017: 1 / 1 - 2018: 1 / 1 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 2 cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 2 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 1 cases - [Midair collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/250): 1 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 1 cases - [Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160): 1 cases - [Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120): 1 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Robinson Helicopter R44 II](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-helicopter-r44-ii): 1 cases - [Raytheon A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36): 1 cases - [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200): 1 cases - [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195): 1 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 1 cases - [Haphey Bruce Frederic MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/haphey-bruce-frederic-mustang-ii): 1 cases - [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58): 1 cases - [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35): 1 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020) (Environmental issues): 3 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 3 cases - [Taxiway lighting](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017020) (Environmental issues): 2 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 2 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 2 cases - [Residence/building](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022022) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Runway lighting](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017015) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Traffic congestion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03014070) (Environmental issues): 1 cases - [Lack of communication](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063510) (Personnel issues): 1 cases - [Use of charts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063025) (Personnel issues): 1 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB CEN18LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA221), Jun 8, 2018: Beech 58 (N190RS), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper insulation of the anticollision light wiring, which resulted in the ignition of combustible fuel vapors in the outboard section of the right wing; the source of the fuel leak could not… - [NTSB CEN18LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA052), Dec 25, 2017: Piper PA 28R-200 (N550D), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airport runway configuration, which led to his… - [NTSB GAA16CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA005), Oct 6, 2015: Raytheon A36 (N53WW), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid runway signage during taxi after landing, resulting in a collision and substantial damage to the left wing of the airplane. - [NTSB GAA15CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA290), Sep 20, 2015: Cessna 172M (N20079), Shiocton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue to land at an unlighted airstrip, at night, after the landing light failed on approach, which resulted in a bounced landing, runway excursion, and collision with… - [NTSB ERA15CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA264), Jul 11, 2015: Haphey Bruce Frederic Mustang II (N59PB), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a balked landing and attempted go-around in dark night conditions and without a landing light, which resulted in collision with terrain. - [NTSB ERA14CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA175), Mar 30, 2014: Beech S35 (N8985M), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction in the cockpit while on a visual approach over water during a dark night resulting in the airplane descending until impact with the water. - [NTSB CEN13LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA170), Feb 17, 2013: Cessna 195 (N4426C), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of an excessive taxi speed, which resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the unlit taxiway after the failure of the right wing landing light. - [NTSB ANC11FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA062), Jul 10, 2011: Cessna U206 (N2186F), Port Alsworth, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the approaching airplane. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot’s failure to listen to radio position reports from the other airplane on the common… - [NTSB LAX08CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA057), Feb 3, 2008: Robinson R44 II (N44NV), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing that resulted in the tail rotor blades colliding with a… NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- 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.