What happened
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(-23) On August 28, 2008, a Cessna TR-182, N5523T, registered to minuteman aviation, inc as an on demand charter flight, made a hard landing at Spotted Bear nfs ranger station airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a company VFR flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that the wind shifted to a tailwind about fifteen feet above the runway and the airplane stalled. He attempted to arrest the descent with power, but struck the ground hard enough to sheer the nose landing gear off. The aircraft skidded to a stop about 250 yards down the runway and the pilot and two passengers were not injured. The aircraft departed the missoula airport around 11:20 am.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2008, A CESSNA TR-182, N5523T, REGISTERED TO MINUTEMAN AVIATION, INC AS AN ON DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT, MADE A HARD LANDING AT SPOTTED BEAR NFS RANGER STATION AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED TO A TAILWIND ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. HE ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT WITH POWER, BUT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO SHEER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR OFF. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 250 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE MISSOULA AIRPORT AROUND 11:20 AM.
NTSB investigation
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