The Clearwater Airpark Advisory Board held an emergency meeting on Thursday with just one item on the agenda: addressing the need for a beacon to guide pilots to the runway. This emergency meeting comes less than two months after a pilot repeatedly said he was unable to see the runway lights to land and then crashed into a mobile home. The pilot and two residents died. In the emergency meeting, board members made a point to say there is no way of knowing if a beacon would have helped the pilot and prevented the crash that occurred in early February. Board Member Roger Shulman said the airport has never had a beacon installed. Shulman asked if the city of Clearwater could prioritize installing a beacon, even suggesting a temporary one be constructed while other projects take place at the airpark. The notion of building a temporary beacon was dismissed when it was explained the beacon would still have to meet FAA requirements and could be just as costly as a permanent option. Adding a beacon into the airpark is a priority of FlyUSA, the organization currently managing the airpark, the board members shared. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-airpark-pilot-plane-crash-airport-beacon/67-d93e37cd-bb43-4d75-9a9a-b296d5415e74 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay