Night Circling
Monarch Airlines, PA31-350, VH-NDU, June 1993
Night circling approach after IFR arrival. Impacted terrain on downwind.
ATSB report available:
Occurrence Number: 199301743 Location: Young, Aero.
Occurrence Date: 11 June 1993
Lodown nailed it, if the lights disappear there's something between you and lights,
in this case rising terrain during a right circuit with visual cues different from pilot seat to what is normally seen on a left cct.
The inquest made a great deal out of a U/S autopilot,
but the aircraft navigated successfully from Sydney to Young, only to have a CFIT while circling.