SNELLVILLE, GA, USA
N759XV
Cessna 182Q
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26. UPON TURNING FINAL APPROACH, THE GLARE OF THE SETTING SUN MADE FORWARD VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE APPROACH WAS HIGH IN ORDER TO CLEAR TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST ON THE WET GRASS RUNWAY. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND NOSED OVER.
On November 10, 1995, about 1650 eastern standard time, a Cessna 182Q, N759XV, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of the runway on landing at Snellville, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the private pilot reported minor injuries. The flight originated from Greenville, South Carolina, about 1 hour 5 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he entered downwind leg for an approach to runway 26. Upon turning final approach, the glare of the setting sun made forward visibility difficult. He made the approach with a little extra altitude to clear trees on the approach end of the runway. The airplane touched down long and fast on the wet runway. Brakes were applied but were not effective. The airplane slid down an embankment off the end of the runway, and nosed over.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON LANDING. THE SUNGLARE AND WET GRASS WERE FACTORS.
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