SERS · CESSNA 340A · 1996-05-08 · WAUKEGAN, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI96FA152
Event ID
20001208X05703
Type
Accident
Date
1996-05-08
Location
WAUKEGAN, IL, USA
Coordinates
42.399906, -87.850532
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
340A
Registration
N225BA
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inability to maintain visual contact with the runway environment due to 'flash blindness' when he turned on the airplane's landing light, and his subsequent inability to regain control of the airplane after turning off the landing light due to his loss of night vision. A factor was the bright light condition encountered by the pilot.