SUNNYSIDE, WA, USA
N6133B
CESSNA 182A
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHEN HE WAS LNDG ON RWY 25, THE SUN WAS JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON & SHINING DIRECTLY DOWN THE RWY. HE SAID HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE GROUND & LNDD HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY, THEN IT WENT INTO A DITCH & NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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