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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 551 · Pueblo, CO · September 28, 1998

Date: September 28, 1998
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N59GB
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA416
Reported as: Cessna 551
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0

N59GBRegistered now · Cessna 551S/N 551-0060 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 551 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that it was a normal touch down, two mains touched down first smooth, pushed nose forward when front end started to veer and then oscillate up and down. The aircraft then felt stiff up front. Aircraft became airborne touched down again about two thousand feet down the runway. At that point the nose strut broke off and and the aircraft slid off the south side of the runway. The aircraft substantially damaged. Corrective action initiated will be a 44709 ride.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN, TWO MAINS TOUCHED DOWN FIRST SMOOTH, PUSHED NOSE FORWARD WHEN FRONT END STARTED TO VEER AND THEN OSCILLATE UP AND DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELT STIFF UP FRONT. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ABOUT TWO THOUSAND FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE NOSE STRUT BROKE OFF AND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. CORRECTIVE ACTION INITIATED WILL BE A 44709 RIDE.

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 FTW98LA416Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPueblo, COThe pilot's delayed flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the rough uneven terrain.Sep 28, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N59GB · 1

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

Incident 20031107033119ITakeoff Ground Roll · Phoenix, AZ(-23) This was described as a familiarization flight conducted by Mr. Stephenson for Mr. Hagel. At the time of the incident Mr. Hagel was manipulating the controls from the left hand seat position under the supervision of Mr. Stephenson, occupying the right…Nov 7, 2003 · Minor damage