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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 210 · Hazel Green, AL · February 21, 1998

Date: February 21, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place: Hazel Green, AL
Airport: Hazel Green Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7398E
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA048
Reported as: Cessna 210
Reported engine: Continental IO470E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,000 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N7398ERegistered now · Cessna 210S/N 57098 · Built 1960 Airframe modelCessna 210 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Post annual flight check. Hard landing folded the nose gear. Prop hit runway. (-23) the pilot bounced the aircraft on landing, on the second bounce the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained damage to the prop, engine, nose landing gear, nose landing gear doors, firewall and the nose landing gear attach bracket. The firewall showed evidence of buckling in the lower right hand corner. The attach bracket cracked at the lightning holes and broke in two.

As the FAA filed it

POST ANNUAL FLIGHT CHECK. HARD LANDING FOLDED THE NOSE GEAR. PROP HIT RUNWAY. (-23) THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE, NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, FIREWALL AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACH BRACKET. THE FIREWALL SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BUCKLING IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT THE LIGHTNING HOLES AND BROKE IN TWO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL98LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHazel Green, ALthe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose gear collapsing.Feb 21, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7398E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19830409017079ILevel Off Touchdown · Decatur, ALFailed to check gear down. Landed gear up.Apr 9, 1983 · Minor damage