ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357298
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 June 1996 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Sun Valley Leasing Inc. |
| Registration: | N738PS |
| MSN: | 17270136 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1992 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ramona, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carlsbad, CA (KCRQ) |
| (L39) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the landing was into the setting sun, and his depth perception was impaired by excessive sun glare on the windshield. The aircraft impacted the runway nose wheel first and porpoised three or four times before the nose landing gear collapsed.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged and delayed landing flare, and inadequate recovery technique from a bounced landing (porpoise). Sun glare was a factor in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX96LA237
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1984 | N738PS | Private | 0 | Stockton, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 16:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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