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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B24R · Barre Montpelie, VT · May 19, 1996

Date: May 19, 1996 · 16:55 local
Place: Barre Montpelie, VT
Airport: Edward F Knapp State
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9373S
Reported as: Beech B24R
Reported engine: Continental IO360A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total40 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N9373SRegistered now · Beech B24RS/N MC-367 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech B24R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot returned to Edward f. Knapp airport (mvp), montpelier, VT after a sightseeing trip to rutland, VT. He stated that since the winds had been calm at the time he departed mvp approximately two hours earlier, he would enter the downwind for runway 35 and land. The actual wind at Edward f. Knapp airport at the time of the incident was reported to have been 180 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot continued his approach to runway 35 and as the aircraft touched down, it bounced on the main gear and became airborne. Rather than make a timely go-around, the pilot continued his landing attempt. The aircraft nosed over onto the nose gear and began porpoising down the runway. After about three or four porpoises the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid on it's nose until coming to rest. Damage was sustained to the nose gear assembly, propeller assembly, engine cowling and engine mounts.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT RETURNED TO EDWARD F. KNAPP AIRPORT (MVP), MONTPELIER, VT AFTER A SIGHTSEEING TRIP TO RUTLAND, VT. HE STATED THAT SINCE THE WINDS HAD BEEN CALM AT THE TIME HE DEPARTED MVP APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS EARLIER, HE WOULD ENTER THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 35 AND LAND. THE ACTUAL WIND AT EDWARD F. KNAPP AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN 180 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AND AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT BOUNCED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BECAME AIRBORNE. RATHER THAN MAKE A TIMELY GO-AROUND, THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS LANDING ATTEMPT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO THE NOSE GEAR AND BEGAN PORPOISING DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER ABOUT THREE OR FOUR PORPOISES THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON IT'S NOSE UNTIL COMING TO REST. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, PROPELLER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE COWLING AND ENGINE MOUNTS.