What happened
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IFR flight from kaig to kbdr, aircraft turned from left base to final on runway 29, pilot noticed sun was directely off the end of rwy 29 and low on the horizon, the pilot used the VASI lights on the left side of rwy so he did not have to look into the sun, upon passing the VASI at the correct approach angle he started to flare, upon looking up above the dash panel the sun was directely in the pilots eyes and he was momentarily blinded, pilot could not see airspeed indicator, upon feeling the nose drop without the landing gear contacting pavement, pilot added power to do a go around, and the pilot then felt the prop strike the runway and the nosewheel strut push into the cowling, power was retarded to idle, the aircraft bounced 3 times on runway 29 before settling down, the pilot taxied to the FBO of atlantic aviation. No injuries to the pilot who was the only person in the aircraft. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
IFR FLIGHT FROM KAIG TO KBDR, AIRCRAFT TURNED FROM LEFT BASE TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 29, PILOT NOTICED SUN WAS DIRECTELY OFF THE END OF RWY 29 AND LOW ON THE HORIZON, THE PILOT USED THE VASI LIGHTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY SO HE DID NOT HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE SUN, UPON PASSING THE VASI AT THE CORRECT APPROACH ANGLE HE STARTED TO FLARE, UPON LOOKING UP ABOVE THE DASH PANEL THE SUN WAS DIRECTELY IN THE PILOTS EYES AND HE WAS MOMENTARILY BLINDED, PILOT COULD NOT SEE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, UPON FEELING THE NOSE DROP WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTING PAVEMENT, PILOT ADDED POWER TO DO A GO AROUND, AND THE PILOT THEN FELT THE PROP STRIKE THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT PUSH INTO THE COWLING, POWER WAS RETARDED TO IDLE, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES ON RUNWAY 29 BEFORE SETTLING DOWN, THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE FBO OF ATLANTIC AVIATION. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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