ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287988
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Date: | Thursday 14 October 2010 |
Time: | 15:55 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft A36 |
Owner/operator: | Eric W Lager |
Registration: | N4979M |
MSN: | E-1281 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5620 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-550-BB |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pagosa Springs, Colorado -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Garden City Municipal Airport, KS (GCK/KGCK) |
Destination airport: | Pagosa Springs-Stevens Field, CO (PGO/KPSO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During the final approach to the runway, the pilot stated that he allowed the airplane to develop a high sink rate which he did not correct. The airplane touched down on the runway and bounced airborne twice. The nose gear fork then fractured and separated and the propeller struck the runway surface. The airplane received substantial damage to the forward fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN11CA031 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA031
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Oct-2022 17:25 |
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