What happened
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(-23) On 09-24-2000, Mr. Harold woodruff, a private pilot, flying as pilot in command of his Lancair 360, N360HW, departed chino, CA, for the Kern Valley Airport (L05), Kernville, CA, with one passenger aboard, Mr. James wolf. At approximately 0830 hour PDT, Mr. Woodruff was executing a landing at L05 on runway 35. While landing, the aircraft dropped to the runway abruptly, bounced off toward the left side of the runway with the left main landing gear striking a rock and being torn from the aircraft. The propeller was bent, the engine suffered sudden stoppage with nose colwing damage and the wings were severely damaged and a hole was opened in the bottom of the fuselage. There were no injuries as a result of this accident. (.4) on September 24, 2000, about 0830 hours pacific daylight time, an amateur-built experimental woodruff Lancair 360, N360HW, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at Kern Valley Airport, Kernville, California. The private pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. The personal flight departed chino, California, about 0745. Visual meteorological condi tions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot stated he was on final for runway 35 and maintaining 85 knots as he initiated his flare. During the flare, he encountered wind shear and the airplane dropped from about 5 feet. The airplane bounced and veered off the left side of the runway. The left main landing gear struck some large rocks and separated from the airplane. The pilot said a big upslope was near the runway. He estimated the winds to be from 010 degrees at 10 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09-24-2000, MR. HAROLD WOODRUFF, A PRIVATE PILOT, FLYING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF HIS LANCAIR 360, N360HW, DEPARTED CHINO, CA, FOR THE KERN VALLEY AIRPORT (L05), KERNVILLE, CA, WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, MR. JAMES WOLF. AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 HOUR PDT, MR. WOODRUFF WAS EXECUTING A LANDING AT L05 ON RUNWAY 35. WHILE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY ABRUPTLY, BOUNCED OFF TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRIKING A ROCK AND BEING TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT, THE ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE WITH NOSE COLWING DAMAGE AND THE WINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND A HOLE WAS OPENED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2000, ABOUT 0830 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL WOODRUFF LANCAIR 360, N360HW, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT KERN VALLEY AIRPORT, KERNVILLE, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CHINO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 0745. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDI TIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 35 AND MAINTAINING 85 KNOTS AS HE INITIATED HIS FLARE. DURING THE FLARE, HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED FROM ABOUT 5 FEET. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK SOME LARGE ROCKS AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT SAID A BIG UPSLOPE WAS NEAR THE RUNWAY. HE ESTIMATED THE WINDS TO BE FROM 010 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.