ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157329
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| Date: | Sunday 26 May 1996 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 177A Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Hartman, Thomas B. |
| Registration: | N177JM |
| MSN: | 17701307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corvallis Municipal Airport, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KCVO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that while he was on 'short final' for runway 27 at the Corvallis Municipal Airport, the sun 'came from behind a cloud with some glare and visibility problems....' He stated that he 'could not tell [the airplane's] height [above the runway] accurately.' He stated that he began to flare for landing after he 'judged that the dark pavement was just below.' The airplane landed hard on the main landing gear and porpoised forward onto the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall was substantially damaged. No preimpact mechanical deficiency was reported.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to properly judge the distance and altitude to the runway just before touching down, and his premature flare for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the presence of sun glare during the landing, and the resultant degradation of the pilot's visual perception.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA101
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2013 02:14 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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