PACOIMA, CA, USA
N12377
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
DURING A NIGHT STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AN UNLIGHTED POLE 41 FT AGL 1700 FT SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. THE PLT STATED THAT THE VISUAL CUES HE WAS USING OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT WERE INADEQUATE FOR HIS NIGHTTIME APPROACH. AFTER THE COLLISION THE PLT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND RETURNED TO VAN NUYS.
THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF THE PROPER ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE RUNWAY DURING A NIGHT APPROACH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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