What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was blinded by sun on short final to runway, landed short, continued onto runway and flipped over. (.4)the student pilot turned onto final approach for runway 4 just after 0600 hours and found that his approach was directly into the early morning sunrise. He reported that he 'could no longer see (his) instrument panel or the runway.' He said he then 'added power to go around' and that 'the next thing was the sound of the airplane hitting the ground.' The pilot reported that he waited too long to abort the landing. The sun's angle of elevation was determined to be 5.23 degrees above the horizon, and the angle of azimuth was determined to be 48.41 degrees magnetic.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS BLINDED BY SUN ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY, LANDED SHORT, CONTINUED ONTO RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT TURNED ONTO FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 4 JUST AFTER 0600 HOURS AND FOUND THAT HIS APPROACH WAS DIRECTLY INTO THE EARLY MORNING SUNRISE. HE REPORTED THAT HE 'COULD NO LONGER SEE (HIS) INSTRUMENT PANEL OR THE RUNWAY.' HE SAID HE THEN 'ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND' AND THAT 'THE NEXT THING WAS THE SOUND OF THE AIRPLANE HITTING THE GROUND.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAITED TOO LONG TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE SUN'S ANGLE OF ELEVATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE 5.23 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON, AND THE ANGLE OF AZIMUTH WAS DETERMINED TO BE 48.41 DEGREES MAGNETIC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.