ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290380
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2014 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N8307R |
| MSN: | 28-22176 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320-E2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, Indiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plymouth, IN (C65) |
| Plymouth, IN (C65) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While preparing to land on runway 28, the pilot switched to runway 10, but then switched back to runway 28 to avoid hot air balloon and helicopter operations at the airport. While on final approach to runway 28, the pilot was blinded by the sun. The pilot stated that the airplane started to settle and he was "too low and too slow" over the cornfield. The airplane impacted the ground between the runway and the cornfield and slid across a road before coming to a stop. The fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The sun glare and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN14CA481
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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