ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294905
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| Date: | Sunday 21 December 2003 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N7532Y |
| MSN: | 30-570 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5782 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-320-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Athens Airport, GA (AHN/KAHN) |
| Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane landed hard, and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane then skidded off the runway and collided with a taxiway sign and runway lights. The pilot subsequently reported that during the landing, about 10 feet above the ground, glare from the setting sun resulted in the loss of all attitude references, including the runway, horizon, and instrument panel. U.S. Naval Observatory data revealed that at the time of the accident, the sun was 3.2 degrees below the horizon, and 2.4 degrees to the right of runway centerline.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted a hard landing. A factor was the glare from the setting sun.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD04CA006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2022 15:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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