What happened
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(.4)The pilot reported that after clearing trees on final approach, the airplane began to settle, then entered a rapid sink rate and touched down hard on all three landing gear. The airplane bounced twice, and on the third touchdown, the nose gear strut collapsed and the airplane slid on its nose before coming to rest. The pilot stated he believed that the airplane 'entered a wind sheer [SIC] or down draft' after clearing the trees on final. Data on the airstrip obtained from the internet and attributed to the FAA indicate that the airstrip (which is located in remote and rugged terrain) is maintained for government use only by the U.S. Forest service, is recommended for emergency use only, and that only light planes piloted by experienced pilots should attempt to use the airstrip. The pilot-in-command, a private pilot, had accumulated approximately 193 hours total flight time (including about 2 hours in make and model) and did not have a current flight review. The landing attempt was not due to an emergency, but was made (according to the second pilot) 'due in part to the good weather conditions and light fuel load.' (-23)during an approach and landing into deadwood resvoir, an 1800 foot long usfs backcountry strip, in VFR conditions with estimated light winds, the aircraft experienced a hard landing. The initial impact caused damage to the nose gear, and when the aircraft contacted the ground after the first bounce the nose fear collapsed. The aircraft slid about 50 feet and came to rest. The left wingtip also recieved damage. The aircraft had made a 70 knots approach with power until clearing trees at the approach end of the runway. The runway used (runway 06), is gravel with an uphill slope. Both pilots on board have limited experience. privacy data omitted Pilot acted as PIC without accomplishing flight review as required under FAR part 61.56(c)(1).
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER CLEARING TREES ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE, THEN ENTERED A RAPID SINK RATE AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE, AND ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS NOSE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRPLANE 'ENTERED A WIND SHEER [SIC] OR DOWN DRAFT' AFTER CLEARING THE TREES ON FINAL. DATA ON THE AIRSTRIP OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET AND ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAA INDICATE THAT THE AIRSTRIP (WHICH IS LOCATED IN REMOTE AND RUGGED TERRAIN) IS MAINTAINED FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE, IS RECOMMENDED FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY, AND THAT ONLY LIGHT PLANES PILOTED BY EXPERIENCED PILOTS SHOULD ATTEMPT TO USE THE AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, A PRIVATE PILOT, HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 193 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME (INCLUDING ABOUT 2 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL) AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW. THE LANDING ATTEMPT WAS NOT DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, BUT WAS MADE (ACCORDING TO THE SECOND PILOT) 'DUE IN PART TO THE GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LIGHT FUEL LOAD.' (-23)DURING AN APPROACH AND LANDING INTO DEADWOOD RESVOIR, AN 1800 FOOT LONG USFS BACKCOUNTRY STRIP, IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH ESTIMATED LIGHT WINDS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. THE INITIAL IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE THE NOSE FEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ABOUT 50 FEET AND CAME TO REST. THE LEFT WINGTIP ALSO RECIEVED DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A 70 KNOTS APPROACH WITH POWER UNTIL CLEARING TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY USED (RUNWAY 06), IS GRAVEL WITH AN UPHILL SLOPE. BOTH PILOTS ON BOARD HAVE LIMITED EXPERIENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT ACTED AS PIC WITHOUT ACCOMPLISHING FLIGHT REVIEW AS REQUIRED UNDER FAR PART 61.56(C)(1).
NTSB investigation
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