https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/87-year-old-pilot-killed-in-go-around-attempt/
Reportedly this was an unlit private airfield and it was after twilight. He turned down the option of diverting to a controlled, lit airfield only a dozen miles away.
You can land with only the landing light, but remember the saying: "Turn on the landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn it off."
Reportedly this was an unlit private airfield and it was after twilight. He turned down the option of diverting to a controlled, lit airfield only a dozen miles away.
You can land with only the landing light, but remember the saying: "Turn on the landing light. If you don't like what you see, turn it off."