A LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 27 JUST PRIOR TO SUNSET. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT SLOWING FAST ENOUGH, BUT DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE OF THE SETTING SUN, HE MISJUDGED THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT DID NOT OBTAIN FLYING SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY ONTO A SOFT, PLOWED FIELD AND OVERTURNED. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD MADE ONE LANDING SINCE AUGUST 1981.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

LIGHT CONDITION..SUNGLARE

Contributing Factors

LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..SOFT

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