19991021031509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T210N · Las Vegas, NV · October 21, 1999

Date: October 21, 1999 · 17:29 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N96KB
Reported as: Cessna T210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520R
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,137 total135 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

N96KBRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2003 · Cessna T210NS/N 21064352 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna T210N Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) At the conclusion of a VFR flight conducted on an instrument flight plan, the pilot was vectored by nellis approach for a right downwind runway 7 at 6300' MSL (field elevation: 2203). The tower cleared N96KB to land on runway 7. Pilot then announced he was too high and "going around". He was instructed then to make left traffic for runway 7, but instead flew a lefthand 360 deg. Turn west of the threshold. He was once again cleared to land runway 7. With the flaps not yet extended, N96KB landed flat, hot and hard on the main wheels and bounced high. At this point the pilot heard a warning horn come on. His response was to add power and extend the flaps. The aircraft made a second, hard three-point landing followed by 6 or 7 more bounces. On the last bounce the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded several hundred feet to a point 50-60 feet from the end of the 5000' runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT THE CONCLUSION OF A VFR FLIGHT CONDUCTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN, THE PILOT WAS VECTORED BY NELLIS APPROACH FOR A RIGHT DOWNWIND RUNWAY 7 AT 6300' MSL (FIELD ELEVATION: 2203). THE TOWER CLEARED N96KB TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7. PILOT THEN ANNOUNCED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND "GOING AROUND". HE WAS INSTRUCTED THEN TO MAKE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 7, BUT INSTEAD FLEW A LEFTHAND 360 DEG. TURN WEST OF THE THRESHOLD. HE WAS ONCE AGAIN CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 7. WITH THE FLAPS NOT YET EXTENDED, N96KB LANDED FLAT, HOT AND HARD ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND BOUNCED HIGH. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT HEARD A WARNING HORN COME ON. HIS RESPONSE WAS TO ADD POWER AND EXTEND THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SECOND, HARD THREE-POINT LANDING FOLLOWED BY 6 OR 7 MORE BOUNCES. ON THE LAST BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TO A POINT 50-60 FEET FROM THE END OF THE 5000' RUNWAY.