What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 2, 2005, approximately 1036 central standard time, a Cessna 170M, single engine airplane, N80735, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at El Dorado, Arkansas. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations, part 91 instructional flight. The solo cross-country flight departed downtown airpark (F43) destined for Goodwin Field (eld), El Dorado, AR. According to the pilot, when the aircraft contacted the runway, the aircraft bounced and began to porpoise between 4 and 5 times, each subsequent time striking the runway. On the fifth time the nose landing gear broke, collapsing the gear, causing the propeller to contact the pavement. The pilot stated that he was able to steer the airplane off the runway to taxiway c, by using the rudder pedals. On August 4, 2005, a federal aviation administration inspector, who responded to the accident, reported the nose landing gear was separated and the firewall was buckled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 1036 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170M, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N80735, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT EL DORADO, ARKANSAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (F43) DESTINED FOR GOODWIN FIELD (ELD), EL DORADO, AR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE BETWEEN 4 AND 5 TIMES, EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME STRIKING THE RUNWAY. ON THE FIFTH TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE, COLLAPSING THE GEAR, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY C, BY USING THE RUDDER PEDALS. ON AUGUST 4, 2005, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED AND THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.