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| Date: | Monday 6 August 2012 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 |
| Owner/operator: | Tactical Air Operations Inc |
| Registration: | N9727F |
| MSN: | 20800151 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12990 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chula Vista, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Chula vista, CA (0CL3) |
| Chula vista, CA (0CL3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that, while on short final, the airplane experienced a sudden sink rate when the wind changed from a head wind to calm conditions. He was unable to arrest the sink rate even after power was applied because of the lag time for the airplane's turbine engine to spool up. The airplane landed hard short of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the left side of the fuselage was dented and wrinkled, and the left main landing gear was bent inboard of the axle and was missing its brake assembly.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to arrest the aircraft's sink rate on short final, which resulted in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR12CA346
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 11:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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