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N8209C accident description

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Crash location 59.875556°N, 163.168056°W
Nearest city Kwigillingok, AK
59.864444°N, 163.134167°W
1.4 miles away
Tail number N8209C
Accident date 14 Dec 2017
Aircraft type Piper Pa 32R
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

According to the pilot, he landed on runway 15 instead of runway 33 because he did not want to make a 180° turn and taxi back on the runway.

He reported that, when he turned final the sun was in his eyes and the airplane landed short. During landing, the right main landing gear collided with "deep snow" during the flare, and the airplane veered to the right and collided with a snow berm.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing spar, horizontal stabilizer and the fuselage.

Per the National Transportation Safety Board's Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot identified in the Owner Safety Recommendation section, that this accident could have been prevented if he had used runway 33, and not had the sun in his eyes during landing.

The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot’s decision to land with the sun in his eyes, which resulted in a short landing.

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