At 17:20 eastern time, a Cessna 172 went off the runway while landing at Pennridge Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said the setting sun hindered visibility out the windshield as he approached runway 26. As he flared, the sun was directly in his face and the glared turned the airplanes crazed windshield milky white and made forward visibility impossible. The airplane bounced several times, bending the firewall and floorboard of the airplane.
October 12, Perkasie, Pa. / Cessna Skyhawk
At 17:20 eastern time, a Cessna 172 went off the runway while landing at Pennridge Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said the setting sun hindered visibility out the windshield as he approached runway 26. As he flared, the sun was directly in his face and the glared turned the airplanes crazed windshield milky white and made forward visibility impossible. The airplane bounced several times, bending the firewall and floorboard of the airplane....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172 went off the runway while landing at Pennridge Airport.
- The pilot reported that the setting sun, combined with a "crazed" windshield, made forward visibility impossible during the final approach and flare.
- The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft sustained damage to its firewall and floorboard from multiple bounces.
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