What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 18 February 2013, at approximately 1330L, a Cessna 172P, N98598, experienced a hard landing at Eglin Afb, Florida (kvps). An investigation of the accident site showed that the aircraft touched down on runway 19 at kvps. The aircraft incurred a blown nosewheel tire and damaged rim, a bent and chipped propeller tip, and a cracked engine lower firewall. The pilot and the three passengers on board the aircraft received no injuries. The aircraft incurred substantial damage.
The pilot stated that the aircraft touched down on the runway and transitioned to what felt like a smooth landing on the main landing gear. However, the landing did not "stick", and the aircraft was suddenly airborne again, probably due to a gust of wind, he estimated a maximum float height of 10 feet above the runway.
The aircraft bounced twice on the runway before landing was completed. As he cleared the runway, the nose was oscillating vertically. He pulled off to the side of taxi way- m, and shut down the aircraft engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON 18 FEBRUARY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330L, A CESSNA 172P, N98598, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA (KVPS). AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 19 AT KVPS. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A BLOWN NOSEWHEEL TIRE AND DAMAGED RIM, A BENT AND CHIPPED PROPELLER TIP, AND A CRACKED ENGINE LOWER FIREWALL. THE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND TRANSITIONED TO WHAT FELT LIKE A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. HOWEVER, THE LANDING DID NOT "STICK", AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUDDENLY AIRBORNE AGAIN, PROBABLY DUE TO A GUST OF WIND, HE ESTIMATED A MAXIMUM FLOAT HEIGHT OF 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE LANDING WAS COMPLETED. AS HE CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WAS OSCILLATING VERTICALLY. HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF TAXI WAY- M, AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.