20020516010719A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · San Diego, CA · May 16, 2002

Date
May 16, 2002 · 18:24 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9031U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA165
Reported as
Cessna 182Q

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Douglas, the sole occupant, departed myf to accomplish the regulatory 90 days take off and landing currency. During the landing rollout of the first landing the intensity of the setting sun prevented the pilot from seeing the remaining runway. In an attempt to reacquire the runway, the pilot moved up in his seat causing his feet to come off the rudder/brake pedals. The aircraft continued off the end of runway 28R striking a localizer antenna. The pilot taxied the aircraft to a maintenance hangar located on the airport. Airport operations personnel who responded to the accident corroborated the pilot's statement of the sun's intensity.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. DOUGLAS, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED MYF TO ACCOMPLISH THE REGULATORY 90 DAYS TAKE OFF AND LANDING CURRENCY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT OF THE FIRST LANDING THE INTENSITY OF THE SETTING SUN PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM SEEING THE REMAINING RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACQUIRE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MOVED UP IN HIS SEAT CAUSING HIS FEET TO COME OFF THE RUDDER/BRAKE PEDALS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 28R STRIKING A LOCALIZER ANTENNA. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT. AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT CORROBORATED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT OF THE SUN'S INTENSITY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.