What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
High sink on final. Landed hard. Bounced recovered relanded. Unable stop on rwy. Made hard turn. Bent a wing. (.4)the solo private pilot was landing at a private, gravel airstrip in a tricycle landing gear equipped airplane. The pilot stated in his written report that while on final approach to the south runway., he encountered winds estimated to be from 220 degrees at 7 knots with gust to 12 knots. As the airplane continued on the approach and went below the adjacent tree line, the rate of descent increased. He was unable to arrest the rate of decent prior to touchdown, and the airplane bounced on landing. He recovered from the bounce, and flew further down the runway and landed about midfield of the 1,250 feet long runway. He realized after touchdown he would be unable to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the runway, and elected to make a hard turn to the right and apply heavy breaking. During the turn, the left wing struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. (-23) attempting to land the pilot bounced the aircraft on touch down. He then landed long and ground looped the aircraft to right. Substantial damage was done to the left wing. The wind was 220 at 7 gusting to 12 KTS. Pilot satisfactory completed a flight review after the accident (06/03/98).
As the FAA filed it
HIGH SINK ON FINAL. LANDED HARD. BOUNCED RECOVERED RELANDED. UNABLE STOP ON RWY. MADE HARD TURN. BENT A WING. (.4)THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE, GRAVEL AIRSTRIP IN A TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE SOUTH RUNWAY., HE ENCOUNTERED WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS WITH GUST TO 12 KNOTS. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON THE APPROACH AND WENT BELOW THE ADJACENT TREE LINE, THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED. HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DECENT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING. HE RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE, AND FLEW FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ABOUT MIDFIELD OF THE 1,250 FEET LONG RUNWAY. HE REALIZED AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, AND ELECTED TO MAKE A HARD TURN TO THE RIGHT AND APPLY HEAVY BREAKING. DURING THE TURN, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON TOUCH DOWN. HE THEN LANDED LONG AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT TO RIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LEFT WING. THE WIND WAS 220 AT 7 GUSTING TO 12 KTS. PILOT SATISFACTORY COMPLETED A FLIGHT REVIEW AFTER THE ACCIDENT (06/03/98).
NTSB investigation
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