TULIA, TX, USA
N71846
CESSNA 182M
THE STUDENT PLT, WITH 2 HRS TOTAL NIGHT EXPERIENCE, FLARED HIGH ON FINAL AND STALLED THE ACFT, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR, DURING A NIGHT PRACTICE FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE RED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN HE TURNED THEM ON. INSTEAD HE USED THE WHITE DOME LIGHT, WHICH CREATED A GLARE IN THE COCKPIT AFFECTING HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION. THE PLT FAILED TO TURN THE INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT FAR ENOUGH FOR ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN THEY WERE CHECKED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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