What happened
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Flight originated from chandler, AZ. And was to be a round trip cross country flight to Payson and back to chandler. The pilot approached the Payson Airport from the south, over flew the airport, and entered right hand traffic for runway 24. The pilot states he decided to use runway 24 because there was another aircraft landing on that runway. He had checked the Payson AWOS which reported the winds at 010 degrees @ 11. The pilot flew a normal base to final when he realized he was high. He reduced power and got the aircraft back on glideslope and airspeed at 70-75 mph. He realized at that time there was a bad crosswind, and he had in the back of his mind to go-around or to not even land. He aimed for touchdown on the 1000 ft mark, but floated past it to approximately mid field. The aircraft touched down with the right main wheel first and hit hard enough to bounce. He said he then applied power as the aircraft bounced again. He said he lost count of how many times the aircraft bounced. At one point, as the aircraft contacted the ground, the pilot remembers the aircraft pointing at a building, and even states he applied right brake to steer the aircraft away from the building. During the (continued pg 2)
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CHANDLER, AZ. AND WAS TO BE A ROUND TRIP CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PAYSON AND BACK TO CHANDLER. THE PILOT APPROACHED THE PAYSON AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH, OVER FLEW THE AIRPORT, AND ENTERED RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 24. THE PILOT STATES HE DECIDED TO USE RUNWAY 24 BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LANDING ON THAT RUNWAY. HE HAD CHECKED THE PAYSON AWOS WHICH REPORTED THE WINDS AT 010 DEGREES @ 11. THE PILOT FLEW A NORMAL BASE TO FINAL WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS HIGH. HE REDUCED POWER AND GOT THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON GLIDESLOPE AND AIRSPEED AT 70-75 MPH. HE REALIZED AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A BAD CROSSWIND, AND HE HAD IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND TO GO-AROUND OR TO NOT EVEN LAND. HE AIMED FOR TOUCHDOWN ON THE 1000 FT MARK, BUT FLOATED PAST IT TO APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL FIRST AND HIT HARD ENOUGH TO BOUNCE. HE SAID HE THEN APPLIED POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN. HE SAID HE LOST COUNT OF HOW MANY TIMES THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. AT ONE POINT, AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE PILOT REMEMBERS THE AIRCRAFT POINTING AT A BUILDING, AND EVEN STATES HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE BUILDING. DURING THE (CONTINUED PG 2)
NTSB investigation
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