Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 207A near Laredo, TX — 2021-03-24

Final reportCEN21LA166
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Date
2021-03-24
Location
Laredo, TX, USA
Airport
LRD
Aircraft
CESSNA 207A
Registration
N9177M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing, the airplane encountered an “updraft” which “lifted” the airplane. The airplane subsequently came down and made a hard bounce. The pilot corrected, flared a second time, and landed the airplane. During the landing rollout, as he released back pressure, the propeller struck the runway. The pilot shut the airplane down, exited, and noticed the nose landing gear was gone. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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