What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 27, 1999, about 1000 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N4521E, registered to Douglas aviation inc., impacted with the ground during a landing at the Olive Branch Airport, Olive Branch, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight had departed from the same airport at an unknown time. The pilot was doing touch-and-go landings on runway 18, and had been flying in the traffic pattern for about 1/2 hour. He said he flared the airplane and the nose gear touched first causing the airplane to bounce. He taxied to the parking ramp, shut the airplane down, and noted the nose gear was damaged. The pilot reported that the winds were calm, there was no control, or engine problems. (.4)on final approach the pilot said he held 75 knots IAS, and over the runway threshold, he decreased airspeed to between 65 and 70 knots. Once in ground effect, he tried to raise the nose slightly above the end of the runway. During the flare, the nosewheel hit first causing a bounce and the airplane started to porpoise. He attempted to recover by applying back-pressure. Once on the ground he taxied to the parking ramp, shut the airplane down, and noted the nose gear was damaged. The pilot reported that the winds were calm. He did not report any control, or engine problems. (-23)aircraft was fast on approach. During landing flair the aircraft bounced on landing causing damage to nose gear and fire wall.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 27, 1999, ABOUT 1000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N4521E, REGISTERED TO DOUGLAS AVIATION INC., IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A LANDING AT THE OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18, AND HAD BEEN FLYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR. HE SAID HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED FIRST CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE. HE TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP, SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN, AND NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM, THERE WAS NO CONTROL, OR ENGINE PROBLEMS. (.4)ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT SAID HE HELD 75 KNOTS IAS, AND OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, HE DECREASED AIRSPEED TO BETWEEN 65 AND 70 KNOTS. ONCE IN GROUND EFFECT, HE TRIED TO RAISE THE NOSE SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE FLARE, THE NOSEWHEEL HIT FIRST CAUSING A BOUNCE AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO PORPOISE. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY APPLYING BACK-PRESSURE. ONCE ON THE GROUND HE TAXIED TO THE PARKING RAMP, SHUT THE AIRPLANE DOWN, AND NOTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM. HE DID NOT REPORT ANY CONTROL, OR ENGINE PROBLEMS. (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS FAST ON APPROACH. DURING LANDING FLAIR THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR AND FIRE WALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.