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 correctly line up again with the runway or, if necessary, to proceed to his alternate. Although we are unable to determine exactly the cause of the "green glow" seen by Captain Bryant in his windshield dead ahead, it is apparent from subsequent events that it was not from the range light or lights at the south end of runway 3-6.

While it appears that Captain Bryant used bad judgment in trying to complete a landing under prevailing conditions of wind and rain, the inadequate system of lighting on the Cincinnati Airport must be viewed as a substantial contributing factor in the accident. The absence of a complete system of lighting which would indicate the outlines of the runways was conducive to exactly the type of error made by Captain Bryant when he mistook a green glow of unknown origin for the range lights at the opposite end of the runway upon which he was intending to land. In the absence of such guides it was easy for Captain Bryant to become confused under existing conditions of wind and restricted visibility even though he had five years' experience in flying into and out of the Cincinnati Airport.

Subsequent to the Board's hearing, American transferred Captain Bryant to first officer status on a different route for a period of six months from April 9, 1941.