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FAA incident report · Engineering 415-C · Danbury, CT · August 7, 2010

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Date
August 7, 2010 · 10:53 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N99129
Reported as
Engineering 415-C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
110 total47 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N99129Registered now · Engineering & Research 415-CS/N 1752Airframe modelEngineering & Research 415-C

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot said "I was returning from a crosscountry flt from kmsv. I was cleared to land (kdxr) on runway 35. On left downwind for 35, the tower instructed to set up on a right downwind for runway 26 instead. The approach was very routine. I was on glideslope and my indicated airspeed was 80. As I descended into ground effect and began flare, there was a sudden pull to the right. I tried to correct this with left aileron and left rudder. However, the a/c continued to pull to the right. Shortly therafter, thea/c porpoised about 3 times. The a/c made contact with runway. There was a propeller strike and airplane came to rest perpendicular with the runway. On intial approach to runway 26, there was no apparent crosswind. I made a perfect landing at sullivan (kmsv) an hour earlier. I have previously experienced a hard right pull on this particular runway in the past. Inspector labbe noted: propeller tips bent aft, nose gear fork and wheel assembly is bent to the right and left wing tip damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT SAID "I WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSSCOUNTRY FLT FROM KMSV. I WAS CLEARED TO LAND (KDXR) ON RUNWAY 35. ON LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 35, THE TOWER INSTRUCTED TO SET UP ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 26 INSTEAD. THE APPROACH WAS VERY ROUTINE. I WAS ON GLIDESLOPE AND MY INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS 80. AS I DESCENDED INTO GROUND EFFECT AND BEGAN FLARE, THERE WAS A SUDDEN PULL TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO CORRECT THIS WITH LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER. HOWEVER, THE A/C CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. SHORTLY THERAFTER, THEA/C PORPOISED ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE A/C MADE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. THERE WAS A PROPELLER STRIKE AND AIRPLANE CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR WITH THE RUNWAY. ON INTIAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, THERE WAS NO APPARENT CROSSWIND. I MADE A PERFECT LANDING AT SULLIVAN (KMSV) AN HOUR EARLIER. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED A HARD RIGHT PULL ON THIS PARTICULAR RUNWAY IN THE PAST. INSPECTOR LABBE NOTED: PROPELLER TIPS BENT AFT, NOSE GEAR FORK AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS BENT TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIP DAMAGE.

Other reports on N99129 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19820523018209ALevel Off Touchdown · Sand Springs, OKPilot made hard landing causing nose gear to break off resulting in aircraft flipping inverted.May 23, 1982 · Substantial damage