What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 3, 2008, at 1950 mtn, an extra EA-300/L, N272X, registered to southeast aero sales inc., was flying from miles city, MT to Great Falls, MT when the aircraft sustained substantial damage due to a hard landing at Great Falls, international airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, winds were south at 10 knots, and the runway was dry. The pilot is a certificated canadian pilot with commercial and instrument ratings. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot first touched down at approximately 5000' on runway 21 after a long landing. The aircraft then bounced after the initial touch down and flew another 1000' before touching down again. At that time the aircraft began to skid on the belly of the aircraft due to the landing gear collapsing, that was caused from the impact of the hard landing. The aircraft was severly damaged. The propeller blades were sheared off, the aircraft fuselage was damaged extensively, the right main landing gear was torn from the aircraft, the right wing had multiple holes, and the engine cowling was buckled. The pilot departed carroll county, huntingdon TN, columbia regional airport for the first flight of day. The pilot made multiple stops along the way with his final stop in Great Falls, MT. His total flight time for the day was 9.3 hours.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 3, 2008, AT 1950 MTN, AN EXTRA EA-300/L, N272X, REGISTERED TO SOUTHEAST AERO SALES INC., WAS FLYING FROM MILES CITY, MT TO GREAT FALLS, MT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO A HARD LANDING AT GREAT FALLS, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, WINDS WERE SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS, AND THE RUNWAY WAS DRY. THE PILOT IS A CERTIFICATED CANADIAN PILOT WITH COMMERCIAL AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 5000' ON RUNWAY 21 AFTER A LONG LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED AFTER THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND FLEW ANOTHER 1000' BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING, THAT WAS CAUSED FROM THE IMPACT OF THE HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHEARED OFF, THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT WING HAD MULTIPLE HOLES, AND THE ENGINE COWLING WAS BUCKLED. THE PILOT DEPARTED CARROLL COUNTY, HUNTINGDON TN, COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT OF DAY. THE PILOT MADE MULTIPLE STOPS ALONG THE WAY WITH HIS FINAL STOP IN GREAT FALLS, MT. HIS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME FOR THE DAY WAS 9.3 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.