20221110018069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Gilford, NH · November 10, 2022

Date: November 10, 2022 · 16:05 local
Place: Gilford, NH
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7223M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA057
Reported as: Cessna 175
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,141 total2,000 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N7223MRegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 55523 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft landing gear struck a building 1500 ft short of runway 26 at laconia municipal airport (lci) while making a visual approach to runway 26. This cuased the aircraft to come to rest on the pavement behind the building. The pilot stated that the sunglare restricted forward vision and his view of the instruments.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A BUILDING 1500 FT SHORT OF RUNWAY 26 AT LACONIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LCI) WHILE MAKING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26. THIS CUASED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON THE PAVEMENT BEHIND THE BUILDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SUNGLARE RESTRICTED FORWARD VISION AND HIS VIEW OF THE INSTRUMENTS.

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 ERA23LA057Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGilford, NHThe pilot’s decision to continue the approach to land in conditions where he was unable to see in front of the airplane due to sun glare, which resulted in in a collision a building.Nov 10, 2022 · Destroyed