What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The flight of N2062N originated at the jefferson county airport (bjc) with Mr. Larry j. felton as pilot in command. The aircraft made normal approach to runway 17R at the Centennial Airport (apa). During final segment of the approach the pilot encountered high sink rate with maximum power. The pilot pulled collective to cushion landing and landed hard striking the runway and sliding a couple of feet. According to the pilot, after landing everything felt okay. Mr. Felton did not get out to inspect the aircraft after the hard landing. Mr. Felton flew the aircraft back to bjc and conducted a post flight inspection but did not detect any damage. The aircraft was then flown by privacy data omitted at 2100 MDT on 6/13/04, on a solo night flight. privacy data omitted ^ Did not detect any damage during preflight or postflight. On 6/14/04, instructor privacy data omitted discovered the damage during his morning preflight inspection. This damage included damage to the aft cross tube, forward cross tube and substantial damage to the right tail boom support strut. The aircraft was grounded and repaired at this time. The FAA was notified on 6/18/04, regarding this accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT OF N2062N ORIGINATED AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORT (BJC) WITH MR. LARRY J. FELTON AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17R AT THE CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (APA). DURING FINAL SEGMENT OF THE APPROACH THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED HIGH SINK RATE WITH MAXIMUM POWER. THE PILOT PULLED COLLECTIVE TO CUSHION LANDING AND LANDED HARD STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND SLIDING A COUPLE OF FEET. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING EVERYTHING FELT OKAY. MR. FELTON DID NOT GET OUT TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE HARD LANDING. MR. FELTON FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO BJC AND CONDUCTED A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ AT 2100 MDT ON 6/13/04, ON A SOLO NIGHT FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY ^ DID NOT DETECT ANY DAMAGE DURING PREFLIGHT OR POSTFLIGHT. ON 6/14/04, INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DISCOVERED THE DAMAGE DURING HIS MORNING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THIS DAMAGE INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE AFT CROSS TUBE, FORWARD CROSS TUBE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT TAIL BOOM SUPPORT STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED AND REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED ON 6/18/04, REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.