Hard landing Accident Cessna 337G Super Skymaster N53705,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279158
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 June 2022
Time:19:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C337 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 337G Super Skymaster
Owner/operator:Southern Air Service Inc
Registration: N53705
MSN: 33701796
Year of manufacture:1977
Total airframe hrs:4336 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-3601-G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Arkavalley Airport (12A), Greenbrier, AR -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Chillicothe Municipal Airport, MO (KCHT)
Destination airport:Greenbrier , AR (12A)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot reported that while landing, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and then bounced. On the second bounce, the nose landing gear collapsed, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane departed the runway and came to a stop in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CEN22LA246
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CEN22LA246
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N53705

FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53705

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jun-2022 15:32 johnwg Added
10-Jun-2022 15:33 johnwg Updated [Departure airport]
10-Jun-2022 16:55 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jul-2022 18:41 Aerossurance Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative]

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