ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300982
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| Date: | Thursday 10 November 2022 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Moosehead Enterprises LLC |
| Registration: | N7223M |
| MSN: | 55523 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3386 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Laconia Municipal Airport, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | East Sumner, ME (6ME6) |
| Laconia Municipal Airport, NH (LCI/KLCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the amphibious airplane reported that while on final approach to runway 26 he had trouble viewing the runway due to glare from the setting sun. He recalled making “…continuous efforts to block the sun glare.' He planned to make a gradual descent on the final approach to get the best forward view and peripheral views of the area. While descending, he further described that “the brightness inside the cockpit was difficult to observe instruments. I descended towards what I was convinced was the runway. I remember nothing else from that time forward.' The airplane subsequently struck the roof of a business, and the wreckage came to rest next to the building in the parking lot. The airplane's fuselage, both wings, empennage, and floats were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Based on this information, the airplane likely struck the building after the pilot allowed the airplane to descend too low on the approach to the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to continue the approach to land in conditions where he was unable to see in front of the airplane due to sun glare, which resulted in in a collision a building.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA057
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2022 06:05 | Geno | Added |
| 11-Jun-2023 07:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2023 08:07 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Sep-2023 11:16 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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