Incident Overview
Date: Friday 4 August 2017
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Owner/operator: Kapowsin Air Sports
Registration Number: N9829B
Location: Mulino State Airport, OR –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: Airplane (specifically, landing gear and engine mount)Airplane (specifically, landing gear and engine mount)
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208B (Blackhawk VY conversion) pilot executed parachute jump operations near the airport. During the landing flare, the aircraft struck the runway nose-first, resulting in significant damage to the engine mount and right elevator. The plane bounced, floated down the runway, and settled to the right.A Cessna 208B (Blackhawk VY conversion) pilot executed parachute jump operations near the airport. During the landing flare, the aircraft struck the runway nose-first, resulting in significant damage to the engine mount and right elevator. The plane bounced, floated down the runway, and settled to the right.
Description
The pilot of the Cessna 208B ((Blackhawk VY conversion) was conducting parachute jump operations in the vicinity of the airport. After climbing to altitude, he released his jumpers and returned to land on runway 32. The pilot reported that during the landing flare, the airplane struck the runway, nose wheel first. He added that the airplane bounced, floated down the runway, then settled to the right of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount and right elevator. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.”
Primary Cause
Improper landing flare leading to a bounced landing.Improper landing flare leading to a bounced landing.Share on:
