What happened
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Acft landed hard near intersection of rwy while doing touch and go landings, gear sheared off. (.19) on November 26, 1998, at 0945 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N739LK, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a bounced landing on runway 27 (3500' x 75', asphalt/dry) at Evansville regional airport near Evansville, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 local flight was not operating on a flight plan. The flight originated at Evansville regional airport at approximately 0800. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on the mains, bounced approximately 6' AGL and then touched down on the nose wheel causing the nose wheel to seperate. The pilot stated that he had "over controlled" during the landing and that there were no mechanical abnormalities with the aircraft. (-23) pilot was conducting touch & go landings at Evansville regional airport. After completing a total of 22 landings, pilot landed hard on the nosewheel. Nosewheel assembly sheared and prop struck the runway. The firewall suffered structural damage and the aircraft ended up 50 to 60 feet off the runway. The pilot suffered no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD NEAR INTERSECTION OF RWY WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, GEAR SHEARED OFF. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 26, 1998, AT 0945 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739LK, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3500' X 75', ASPHALT/DRY) AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0800. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS, BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 6' AGL AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEPERATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD "OVER CONTROLLED" DURING THE LANDING AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER COMPLETING A TOTAL OF 22 LANDINGS, PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL. NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE FIREWALL SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 50 TO 60 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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