May 8, 1996
Accident
Substantial WAUKEGAN, IL
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
the pilot's inability to maintain visual contact with the runway environment due to 'flash blindness' when he turned on the airplane's landing light, and his subsequent inability to regain control of the airplane after turning off the landing light due to his loss of night vision. A factor was the bright light condition encountered by the pilot.
NTSB CHI96FA152