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FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Louisville, KY · December 21, 2003

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Date
December 21, 2003 · 17:19 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7532Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD04CA006
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,916 total1,730 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N7532YRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2014 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-570 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-30Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing at Louisville, KY (lou), runway 24, just prior to flare, pilot's vision was impaired by the sunlight. Pilot flared the aircraft high. The aircraft settled hard onto the runway, landing gear collapsed, aircraft skidded off runway on it's belly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT LOUISVILLE, KY (LOU), RUNWAY 24, JUST PRIOR TO FLARE, PILOT'S VISION WAS IMPAIRED BY THE SUNLIGHT. PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY, LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY ON IT'S BELLY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD04CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLouisville, KYThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted a hard landing. A factor was the glare from the setting sun.Dec 21, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7532Y · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19940630026329IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Excelsior, MOLanded long and fast. Unable to stop ran off end runway onto a golf course. Left main gear collapsed.Jun 30, 1994 · Minor damage