What happened
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Narrative: on 6-18-96, at 00:13 am (0513Z), a CE-206-P206A was involved in an incident as it landed on runway 05 at smith field airport in Fort Wayne, IN. The PIC, a Mr. Kevin howard cannon and two passengers were returning to fwa from a business meeting in lafayette, IN. At about 0415Z. The PIC indicated he filed an IFR flight plan and was given a 4000 feet enroute altitude. When he reached the wolf lake VOR Fort Wayne approach cleared him down to 2500 feet and instructed him to circle until a storm cell over smith field cleared the area. Mr. Cannon said that he obtained weather information from the tower as being 2700' ceiling with haze and 4 miles visibility. The winds were reported to be calm and the altimeter was 29.87. (A weather report was obtained from the national; weather service which reported the weather at 11:50 pm on 6-17-96 was: cloudy with rain and moderate fog. There was 4 mile visibility and the temperature was 70 degrees with 87% humidity, the ceiling was 2700 feet and broken. The winds were from 240 degrees at 10 KTS, gusting to 40 KTS. The altimeter setting was 29.91. There were thunder storm cells moving through the area.) On final approach Mr. Cannon said he was over the mda at 1320 feet, about 4.5 miles out and had the runway in sight. The PIC said his instrument approach was going to line him up for a downwind to runway 23. As he got closer he decided to use runway 05 instead. At initial touch down, the aircraft bounced back up about three feet so he maintained the nose up attitude so he would not porpoise down the runway. Mr. Cannon said that when the aircraft came back down the second time the nose dropped through and he thought that the landing gear had collapsed so he tried to maintain back pressure on the elevator to keep the nose up as long as possible. He said that he may have come down hard but he did not think he did. The aircraft came to rest just off the right side of the center line of runway 05 on the northeast end. The aircraft was facing towards 60 degrees sitting on its main mounts and the upper portion of the nose strut. All blades of the propeller were bent over 90% approximately 8 inches from their tips, the under side of the engine cowling was bent and deformed and the nose landing gear fork and wheel assembly were missing. The passenger side door was partially sprung causing it to rub on the forward fra me when attempting to close the door. Mr. White, a passenger on the incident flight said that he was accustomed to commercial aircraft and that in comparison to that, the touch down seemed rough or hard. But he said it was not any harder than the one they did while landing at lafayette. FAA responsibilites numbers 1-3 and 5-9 not applicable to this incident. Responsibility #4 is applicable and a privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 6-18-96, AT 00:13 AM (0513Z), A CE-206-P206A WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AS IT LANDED ON RUNWAY 05 AT SMITH FIELD AIRPORT IN FORT WAYNE, IN. THE PIC, A MR. KEVIN HOWARD CANNON AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE RETURNING TO FWA FROM A BUSINESS MEETING IN LAFAYETTE, IN. AT ABOUT 0415Z. THE PIC INDICATED HE FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS GIVEN A 4000 FEET ENROUTE ALTITUDE. WHEN HE REACHED THE WOLF LAKE VOR FORT WAYNE APPROACH CLEARED HIM DOWN TO 2500 FEET AND INSTRUCTED HIM TO CIRCLE UNTIL A STORM CELL OVER SMITH FIELD CLEARED THE AREA. MR. CANNON SAID THAT HE OBTAINED WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE TOWER AS BEING 2700' CEILING WITH HAZE AND 4 MILES VISIBILITY. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE CALM AND THE ALTIMETER WAS 29.87. (A WEATHER REPORT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL; WEATHER SERVICE WHICH REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 11:50 PM ON 6-17-96 WAS: CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND MODERATE FOG. THERE WAS 4 MILE VISIBILITY AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 70 DEGREES WITH 87% HUMIDITY, THE CEILING WAS 2700 FEET AND BROKEN. THE WINDS WERE FROM 240 DEGREES AT 10 KTS, GUSTING TO 40 KTS. THE ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 29.91. THERE WERE THUNDER STORM CELLS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.) ON FINAL APPROACH MR. CANNON SAID HE WAS OVER THE MDA AT 1320 FEET, ABOUT 4.5 MILES OUT AND HAD THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT. THE PIC SAID HIS INSTRUMENT APPROACH WAS GOING TO LINE HIM UP FOR A DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 23. AS HE GOT CLOSER HE DECIDED TO USE RUNWAY 05 INSTEAD. AT INITIAL TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK UP ABOUT THREE FEET SO HE MAINTAINED THE NOSE UP ATTITUDE SO HE WOULD NOT PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. MR. CANNON SAID THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK DOWN THE SECOND TIME THE NOSE DROPPED THROUGH AND HE THOUGHT THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED SO HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR TO KEEP THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. HE SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE COME DOWN HARD BUT HE DID NOT THINK HE DID. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 05 ON THE NORTHEAST END. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING TOWARDS 60 DEGREES SITTING ON ITS MAIN MOUNTS AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE NOSE STRUT. ALL BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE BENT OVER 90% APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES FROM THEIR TIPS, THE UNDER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING WAS BENT AND DEFORMED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE MISSING. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS PARTIALLY SPRUNG CAUSING IT TO RUB ON THE FORWARD FRA ME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR. MR. WHITE, A PASSENGER ON THE INCIDENT FLIGHT SAID THAT HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND THAT IN COMPARISON TO THAT, THE TOUCH DOWN SEEMED ROUGH OR HARD. BUT HE SAID IT WAS NOT ANY HARDER THAN THE ONE THEY DID WHILE LANDING AT LAFAYETTE. FAA RESPONSIBILITES NUMBERS 1-3 AND 5-9 NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS INCIDENT. RESPONSIBILITY #4 IS APPLICABLE AND A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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