Pilot Debrief

AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A 1 near Dixie, ID — 2017-07-03

Final reportGAA17CA421
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Date
2017-07-03
Location
Dixie, ID, USA
Aircraft
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A 1
Registration
N368HY
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath to landing with sun glare and downdraft conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing in a ravine short of the runway.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on short final approach to a back-country airstrip and approaching into a setting sun glare, the airplane encountered a downdraft. He added that he increased power and pitched up slowly, but the "sun came lower" and blocked his vision to the runway. Subsequently, the airplane landed short of the runway in a ravine that was about 20 ft lower than the runway. The fuselage, wings, and elevator sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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