What happened
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(-23) Aircraft sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. Weather was clear with winds light and variable. Pilots stated that the aircraft was on a normal approach profile when at approximately 15 feet AGL and approximately 110 knots, the aircraft pitched down and slammed onto the runway. The pilots stated the main gear impacted first followed by the nose gear. This is supported by the damage profile. The PIC also stated the stabilizer trim was set at 4 degrees down when he examined it on the post landing inspection. (.19) on December 9, 2001, at 1650 central standard time, a Dassault falcon 100, N202DN, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 15 (5,002 feet by 100 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Lawrence Municipal Airport, Lawrence, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The ferry flight was operating on an instrument flight rules plan under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and copilot reported no injuries. The cross country flight originated at madison, Mississippi, and was en route to Lawrence, Kansas. In h is statement to the federal aviation administration, the pilot said that the airplane was in the flare for landing when the nose pitched down. The pilot and copilot tried to adjust the nose but the airplane would not respond. The airplane slammed into the runway. A federal aviation administration inspector examined the airplane at the Lawrence Municipal Airport. The left main landing gear strut was broken upward and had penetrated the top wing skin. The leading edge of the left wing was broken loose. The inboard portions of both wings showed skin wrinkles. There were bends and buckles in the fuselage. A preliminary inspection of the flight control system revealed no anomalies. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING. WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. PILOTS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH PROFILE WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AGL AND APPROXIMATELY 110 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND SLAMMED ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTS STATED THE MAIN GEAR IMPACTED FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY THE DAMAGE PROFILE. THE PIC ALSO STATED THE STABILIZER TRIM WAS SET AT 4 DEGREES DOWN WHEN HE EXAMINED IT ON THE POST LANDING INSPECTION. (.19) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001, AT 1650 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A DASSAULT FALCON 100, N202DN, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 (5,002 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAWRENCE, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FERRY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND COPILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MADISON, MISSISSIPPI, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO LAWRENCE, KANSAS. IN H IS STATEMENT TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE FLARE FOR LANDING WHEN THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. THE PILOT AND COPILOT TRIED TO ADJUST THE NOSE BUT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE SLAMMED INTO THE RUNWAY. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS BROKEN UPWARD AND HAD PENETRATED THE TOP WING SKIN. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING WAS BROKEN LOOSE. THE INBOARD PORTIONS OF BOTH WINGS SHOWED SKIN WRINKLES. THERE WERE BENDS AND BUCKLES IN THE FUSELAGE. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.
NTSB investigation
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