Incident Overview
Date: Monday 1 July 1991
Aircraft Type: Learjet 25XR
Owner/operator: New Creations
Registration Number: N458J
Location: Columbus-Port Columbus International Airport, OH (CMH) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Pilot’s control and navigation systems.Pilot’s control and navigation systems.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A pilot experienced a loss of directional control during a landing due to heavy rain and inadequate runway centerline lighting. The pilot failed to maintain visual reference with the runway, leading to a loss of control. Furthermore, the pilot did not initiate a go-around after losing sight of the runway during touchdown.A pilot experienced a loss of directional control during a landing due to heavy rain and inadequate runway centerline lighting. The pilot failed to maintain visual reference with the runway, leading to a loss of control. Furthermore, the pilot did not initiate a go-around after losing sight of the runway during touchdown.
Description
The pilot failed to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, resulting in a loss of directional control. Factors were the heavy rain and the lack of runway centerline lights. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The failure of the pilot to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s failure to initiate a go-around, after he lost sight of the runway during the touchdown. Factors related to the accident were the heavy rain and the lack of runway centerline lights.”
Primary Cause
Pilot’s failure to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, resulting in a loss of directional control.Pilot’s failure to maintain visual reference with the runway during a landing, resulting in a loss of directional control.Share on:
