What happened
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Acft landed hard, bounced, and ran off the rwy. (.19) on July 25, 1999, at 1620 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180, N9330C, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a bounced landing on runway 15 (3,900 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at Frankfort dow memorial field, Frankfort, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger reported no injuries. The personal flight departed saginaw county h. w. brown airport, saginaw, Michigan, at 1430, en route to manistee county-blacker airport, manistee, Michigan. A witness, who is also a pilot, stated the he had observed the accident aircraft on a left downwind pattern and on final approach from about 100 feet to touchdown. The witness stated that the aircraft made a hard landing followed by a bounce of approximately 4-5 feet. He added that after another hard contact, the aircraft then veered to the right and skidded off the west side of the runway. The witness reported that the winds were under 10 mph from 250 degrees with "no significant gusts". The threshold f or runway 15 is displaced 944 feet. (-23) while landing on rwy 15 at Frankfort, MI aircraft bounced into the air after hard landing. Aircraft then veered to the right, hit left wing tip and came to rest along side of runway on aircraft nose. Re-exam to be accomplished.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND RAN OFF THE RWY. (.19) ON JULY 25, 1999, AT 1620 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180, N9330C, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 (3,900 FEET BY 75 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT FRANKFORT DOW MEMORIAL FIELD, FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SAGINAW COUNTY H. W. BROWN AIRPORT, SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, AT 1430, EN ROUTE TO MANISTEE COUNTY-BLACKER AIRPORT, MANISTEE, MICHIGAN. A WITNESS, WHO IS ALSO A PILOT, STATED THE HE HAD OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON A LEFT DOWNWIND PATTERN AND ON FINAL APPROACH FROM ABOUT 100 FEET TO TOUCHDOWN. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY A BOUNCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4-5 FEET. HE ADDED THAT AFTER ANOTHER HARD CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND SKIDDED OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE UNDER 10 MPH FROM 250 DEGREES WITH "NO SIGNIFICANT GUSTS". THE THRESHOLD F OR RUNWAY 15 IS DISPLACED 944 FEET. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RWY 15 AT FRANKFORT, MI AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AFTER HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HIT LEFT WING TIP AND CAME TO REST ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY ON AIRCRAFT NOSE. RE-EXAM TO BE ACCOMPLISHED.
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