Accident Cessna 336 N3884U,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353688
 
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Date:Sunday 4 October 1998
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C336 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 336
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3884U
MSN: 336-0184
Year of manufacture:1964
Total airframe hrs:2313 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-360-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Sheboygan, WI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hunington, IN (KHHG)
Destination airport:(KSBM)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot reported that the aircraft porpoised during landing on Runway 13 at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He added that he was too fast on short final and focused on trying to flare and land without first stabilizing speed. He further stated that this resulted in inadvertent failure to trim nose up to landing attitude. The pilot reported that the landing started with a normal attitude, bounced, and then began to porpoise. The pilot stated that he did not know how to respond.

Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI99LA002
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI99LA002

Location

Revision history:

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