# NTSB Accident IAD05CA025
> **Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P** · 2004-12-19 · Wheeling, WV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD05CA025
- **Event ID:** 20060303X00264
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-19
- **Location:** Wheeling, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.171665, -80.641113
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Smith, Ted Aerostar
- **Model:** 601P
- **Registration:** N60CF
- **FAR Part:** UNK
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his distance/speed, and his intentional landing on an unsuitable taxiway at night. A factor in the accident was the night light conditions.

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