Aviation accident GAA19CA001

Name: aviation accident: Cessna 340 near Keokuk (2018-10-01)
Start: 2018-10-01
Location: Keokuk, IA, USA

NONE · Cessna 340 · 2018-10-01 · Keokuk, IA, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA19CA001
Event ID: 20181002X10645
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-10-01
Location: Keokuk, IA, USA
Coordinates: 40.459999, -91.452224

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Cessna
Model: 340
Registration: N89AM
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: NDRK
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to correctly identify the runway environment during an instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions because he mistook building lights for runway lights, which resulted in landing short of the runway.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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