Pilot Debrief

BEECH 58 near Naples, FL — 2010-03-27

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Date
2010-03-27
Location
Naples, FL, USA
Airport
APF
Aircraft
BEECH 58
Registration
N858PR
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare while landing, resulting in a bounced landing.

NTSB narrative

Upon arrival at his destination after an instrument-flight-rules flight, the pilot was cleared for a very-high frequency omnidirectional radio range approach to runway 5. The pilot encountered visual conditions at 400 feet. He flared the airplane high and fast and the airplane touched down hard on the runway and bounced. The airplane touched back down on the runway and began to porpoise. The nosewheel then sheared off and the airplane continued down the runway until it came to a complete stop. Both wings were wrinkled to their wing root and the cabin area was buckled. The pilot stated that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane and that he simply "rounded out" too high and made a hard landing, resulting in the nose landing gear shearing off the airplane.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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