- Date
- August 29, 1992, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lacon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3486NMooney 20F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920829034099A
- Case key
- 15533
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to recognize that the runway he selected for landing was closed. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's anxiety following the near-collision, and his limited ability to detect the orange-colored marking.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the pilot neared the airport for landing, he maneuvered abruptly to avoid colliding with a departing airplane. He then executed an approach to that runway beneath his wing. On final, he observed the runway to be blacktop with no markings. In the flare, he observed the runway did not appear to be finished. The airplane touched down short of the runway under construction in a soil area ripping off the gear. The pilot stated he had checked the NOTAMS and was aware that the n-s runway was closed for construction. He indicated that the earlier near-collision had startled him and he landed on the first runway he had in sight. In addition, the closed runway was marked by a cross on the soil 50 ft beyond each end using perforated orange plastic commonly used for construction barriers. The pilot had a medical waiver for partial color-blindness to red and green.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3486N
- Reported as
- Mooney 20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 680068
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chien, Bruce B.
- Registered owner
- Chien, Bruce B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 1992 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- PIA · Peoria, IL
- Airport
- C75 · Marshall County, runway 18, 2,200 × 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 432 total · 155 in this make and model · 365 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPI, 70 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.