ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292680
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| Date: | Friday 20 January 2006 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Pietenpol Air Camper |
| Owner/operator: | Merle Neyman |
| Registration: | N13708 |
| MSN: | 305 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1000 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru E-81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lometa, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lometa, TX (7ET3) |
| Lometa, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 3,200-hour private pilot of a single-engine tail-wheel-equipped experimental airplane was landing on a rough and uneven 2,900-foot by 50-foot wide grass runway at a private airstrip. The pilot reported that his vision became impaired by the glare of the sun during the touchdown sequence. The left main lading gear collapsed after it impacted a rock, resulting in structural damage to the airplane. No mechanical anomalies were reported with the engine or the flight controls. The pilot reported the wind was light and variable at the time of the accident. The pilot further reported that landing the airplane in the opposite direction (away from the sun) would have been an option.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors were the sun glare and the rough and uneven landing area.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA059
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 07:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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