ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289426
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 2011 |
| Time: | 18:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206C |
| Owner/operator: | Hagerstown Aircraft Services Inc |
| Registration: | N100HA |
| MSN: | U206-0930 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg-Montgomery County Airport, MD (GAI/KGAI) |
| Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, CT (BDR/KBDR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was landing to the west during the late afternoon. As he flared the airplane, he lost his visual reference with the ground due to the sun's glare, momentarily blinding him. He initiated a go-around; however, the airplane landed hard and bounced airborne three times, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and nose section. He reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. According to data from the United States Naval Observatory, official sunset was at 1919. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about the time of the accident, the sun would have been about 275 degrees magnetic and about 2 degrees above the horizon.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed decision to perform a go-around which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11CA226
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 13:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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