# NTSB Accident SEA96LA101
> **Cessna 177** · 1996-05-27 · CORVALLIS, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96LA101
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05880
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-27
- **Location:** CORVALLIS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.459774, -123.339126
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 177
- **Registration:** N177JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to properly judge the distance and altitude to the runway just before touching down, and his premature flare for landing.  Factors relating to the accident were: the presence of sun glare during the landing, and the resultant degradation of the pilot's visual perception.

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