What happened
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Pilot was landing to the west and states that during the landing flareout the sun came out from behind the clouds and he could not maintain visual reference with the runway and attempted a go around late and slid off the south side of the runway. Aircraft sustained damage to the left wing, nose gear, sponson floats, right main gear separation, and flap damage. No injuries reported by the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. Landing was at pilots private airport which has a runway length of 1000' oriented 9/27.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS LANDING TO THE WEST AND STATES THAT DURING THE LANDING FLAREOUT THE SUN CAME OUT FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS AND HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN VISUAL REFERENCE WITH THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND LATE AND SLID OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE GEAR, SPONSON FLOATS, RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATION, AND FLAP DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. LANDING WAS AT PILOTS PRIVATE AIRPORT WHICH HAS A RUNWAY LENGTH OF 1000' ORIENTED 9/27.
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