What happened
The pilot was conducting an approach to land at an airport he had never visited before. During the final phase of the flight, bright sunlight significantly obstructed his forward vision, making it difficult to clearly identify the runway environment. Due to this visual impairment and the unfamiliarity with the airfield layout, the pilot mistakenly identified a road running parallel to and east of the actual runway as the correct landing surface.
The aircraft touched down on this roadway instead of the paved runway. As the plane continued its landing roll along the road, it collided with a truck that was parked on the shoulder or adjacent area. The impact occurred after the initial touchdown, during the deceleration phase of the landing maneuver. The pilot did not realize he had landed on the wrong surface until after the aircraft had already come to a stop or nearly stopped.
The investigation
Post-accident examination focused on the circumstances surrounding the misidentification of the landing site. Key factors included the pilot's lack of prior experience at this specific airport and the environmental condition of intense sunlight that hindered visual cues during the critical approach phase. The presence of a parked vehicle on the parallel road contributed to the severity of the damage sustained by the aircraft.
Findings
The primary contributing factor was the pilot's failure to positively identify the runway environment due to glare and unfamiliarity with the airport layout. This error led to the aircraft being landed on an unauthorized surface, resulting in a collision with stationary ground equipment.