- Date
- September 28, 1986, 19:00 local (Sep 29, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shelbyville, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N562TBeech BE-95-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860928047769A
- Case key
- 13530
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While at cruise after sunset, the pilots discovered that the left panel lights and the overhead light were not operating. A white beam flashlight was used to observe the airspeed indicator, however, continued use of the flashlight blinded the pilots' vision of the runway, according to the instructor plt. Additionally, the instructor stated that on short final power was reduced to the point that the aircraft's airspeed dropped over the touchdown point and the aircraft made a hard landing. During a phone conversation the instructor plt stated the panel lights were not checked during preflight inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N562T
- Reported as
- Beech BE-95-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-35
- Airframe hours
- 4,377
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John A. Baker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986
- Departed
- 3WE · St. Louis, MO
- Destination
- 3SM · Shelbyville, IN
- Airport
- 3SM · Shelbyville Municipal, runway 18, 3,737 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,193 total · 6 in this make and model · 1,093 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N562T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.