ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355612
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| Date: | Saturday 5 July 1997 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N56676 |
| MSN: | 34-7450020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mackinac Island, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jenison, MI (08C) |
| (KMCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that on short final approach, the airplane encountered turbulence and that he held the airplane off the runway to allow airspeed to decrease. The airplane then bounced one time and landed hard.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Turbulence on short final was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA206
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1999 | N56676 | Douglas Aviation | 0 | Olive Branch, MS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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