What happened
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(-23) On September 22, 2000, at 2200 MDT, a Cessna 340, N388SP, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a hard landing at jefferson county airport, broomfield, CO. The commercial pilot and four passengers were not injured. The flight was operating under title 14 CFR part 135 and and IFR flight plan was filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for this air taxi passenger flight which originated from rock springs, Wyoming. The accident occurred on September 22, 2000 but was not reported to FAA northwest mountain regional communication center. The accident was first reported to the Denver NTSB office on September 29, 2000, when company representatives learned of the extent of damage to a/c. (.19) on September 22, 2000, at 2200 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 340, N388SP, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in a hard landing at jefferson county airport, broomfield, Colorado. The commercial pilot and the four passengers were not injured. The flight was operationg under title 14 CFR part 135 and an IFR flight plan was filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for this air taxi passenger flight which originate d from rock springs, Wyoming, at 2030. Recorded weather at the time of the accident was 200 foot sky obscured, visibility 1/2 mile with light drizzle and mist. The wind was from 360 degrees magnetic heading at 10 knots and the altimeter was 30.03 inches of mercury. The recorded temperature and dew point were both 34 degrees fahrenheit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000, AT 2200 MDT, A CESSNA 340, N388SP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, CO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 AND AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS AIR TAXI PASSENGER FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO FAA NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN REGIONAL COMMUNICATION CENTER. THE ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DENVER NTSB OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2000, WHEN COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES LEARNED OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO A/C. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2000, AT 2200 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 340, N388SP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD LANDING AT JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOMFIELD, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATIONG UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS AIR TAXI PASSENGER FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATE D FROM ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING, AT 2030. RECORDED WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 200 FOOT SKY OBSCURED, VISIBILITY 1/2 MILE WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND MIST. THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEGREES MAGNETIC HEADING AT 10 KNOTS AND THE ALTIMETER WAS 30.03 INCHES OF MERCURY. THE RECORDED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE BOTH 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
NTSB investigation
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