What happened
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During slow approach. Flared too high in turbulence and stalled. Blew tire bent prop and structure. (.19) on August 6, 1997, about 1415 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 310K, N124SP, landed hard at the Decatur county Industrial airpark (bge), Bainbridge, Georgia. The ferry flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The commercial pilot sustained no injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight departed tallahassee regional airport, tallahassee, Florida, at 1400. The pilot reported that, on August 6, 1997, he obtained a ferry permit from the orlando flight standards district office, for a flight from tallahassee to Bainbridge. The permit had a restriction to fly with the gear extended. The pilot stated he encountered light turbulence around the Bainbridge area. He stated that he was concerned about his landing gear and entered a downwind for runway 27 to set up for a slow approach for a soft landing. He encountered light turbulence on final, subsequently landing hard on the runway. The right tire blew and the right propeller impacted the ground. He taxied off of the runway and shut down the engines. He then observed the right propeller damage. The tire was replaced and the airplane was towed to the tie down area. The next morning, the airplane was inspected for further damage. According to the FAA, the wings were rippled, the fuselage was bent, the right tire was blown, and the right propeller was damaged. (.4) after receiving a ferry permit with the stipulation that the landing gear remain extended, the pilot took off for a short flight. Enroute he encountered some turbulence, and was concerned about the condition of the landing gear. The pilot stated he decided to make a soft landing at the destination airport. As he was over the runway, he pulled back the power, and the airplane sunk to the ground at a high rate. After the hard landing, the right tire blew, and the right propeller struck the runway. (-23) on August 6, 1997, at 1400 local, a Cessna 310, N124SP, departed tallahassee, FL on a ferry flight to Bainbridge, GA. The pilot, Mr. P.m. godwin made a hard landing on runway 27. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Th e right tire blew and the right propeller impacted the ground. The wings were rippled and fuselage bent. The certificated commercial pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
DURING SLOW APPROACH. FLARED TOO HIGH IN TURBULENCE AND STALLED. BLEW TIRE BENT PROP AND STRUCTURE. (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 1997, ABOUT 1415 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 310K, N124SP, LANDED HARD AT THE DECATUR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (BGE), BAINBRIDGE, GEORGIA. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, AT 1400. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, ON AUGUST 6, 1997, HE OBTAINED A FERRY PERMIT FROM THE ORLANDO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, FOR A FLIGHT FROM TALLAHASSEE TO BAINBRIDGE. THE PERMIT HAD A RESTRICTION TO FLY WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TURBULENCE AROUND THE BAINBRIDGE AREA. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS LANDING GEAR AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27 TO SET UP FOR A SLOW APPROACH FOR A SOFT LANDING. HE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TURBULENCE ON FINAL, SUBSEQUENTLY LANDING HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE TAXIED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES. HE THEN OBSERVED THE RIGHT PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED TO THE TIE DOWN AREA. THE NEXT MORNING, THE AIRPLANE WAS INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE WINGS WERE RIPPLED, THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT, THE RIGHT TIRE WAS BLOWN, AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. (.4) AFTER RECEIVING A FERRY PERMIT WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR REMAIN EXTENDED, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FOR A SHORT FLIGHT. ENROUTE HE ENCOUNTERED SOME TURBULENCE, AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE DECIDED TO MAKE A SOFT LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. AS HE WAS OVER THE RUNWAY, HE PULLED BACK THE POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE SUNK TO THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE. AFTER THE HARD LANDING, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW, AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. (-23) ON AUGUST 6, 1997, AT 1400 LOCAL, A CESSNA 310, N124SP, DEPARTED TALLAHASSEE, FL ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO BAINBRIDGE, GA. THE PILOT, MR. P.M. GODWIN MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. TH E RIGHT TIRE BLEW AND THE RIGHT PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WINGS WERE RIPPLED AND FUSELAGE BENT. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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