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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna LC41-550FG · Telluride, CO · April 4, 2012

Date: April 4, 2012 · 13:40 local
Place: Telluride, CO
Airport: Telluride
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1178L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA234
Reported as: Cessna LC41-550FG
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 159 total89 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

N1178L, Cessna corvalis LC41, came in high for landing and bounced causing prop damage, nose wheel separated, and other undercarriage damages. Witness reported pilot made at least one attempt to land suspected in a downwind direction with crosswind, went around and tried again, came in high and fast, touchdown and bounced, then veering off the rwy.

As the FAA filed it

N1178L, CESSNA CORVALIS LC41, CAME IN HIGH FOR LANDING AND BOUNCED CAUSING PROP DAMAGE, NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGES. WITNESS REPORTED PILOT MADE AT LEAST ONE ATTEMPT TO LAND SUSPECTED IN A DOWNWIND DIRECTION WITH CROSSWIND, WENT AROUND AND TRIED AGAIN, CAME IN HIGH AND FAST, TOUCHDOWN AND BOUNCED, THEN VEERING OFF THE RWY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN12LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTelluride, COThe pilot's decision to land with a direct tailwind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and his subsequent decision to attempt a go-around so late in the landing roll, which resulted in a stall.Apr 4, 2012 · Substantial damage