ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230656
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| Date: | Friday 21 June 2019 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Performance Flight |
| Registration: | N727HG |
| MSN: | 4489 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 882 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 550K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grotten, CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | White Plains, NY (HPN) |
| Grotten, CT (GON) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing with gusting winds, the airplane porpoised on touchdown, so he chose to go around and "shoot the approach again." During the second landing, the airplane porpoised on touchdown. The pilot regained control of the airplane and taxied to the ramp without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 26 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 360° at 5 knots. The pilot reported that the wind was from 020° at 8 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot was landing the airplane on runway 5.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2019 13:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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