What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 19, 2014, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Flight design light sport gmbh, model Ctsw, N298AB, was substantially damaged during landing at the Monroe County Airport (bmg), Bloomington, Indiana.
The pilot stated that he was cleared to land on runway 17 and the winds were gusting from 14 to 19 knots out of the southeast. During the landing sequence, the aircraft lost lift and began to drop rapidly. He applied full power, but the aircraft hit the runway hard. The aircraft then bounced, banked to the right and began to climb. The aircraft then banked left, descended, and hit the runway hard and came to a stop. The pilot reported no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
A witness to the accident stated that the aircraft made a hard landing on the gear, bounced, landed on the other main gear and appeared to be out of control and leaving runway 17 to the east (left side). The aircraft got airborne prior to leaving the runway and pulled up sharply in a left climbing turn. The aircraft appeared to stall, continued the left turn and impacted the runway in a nose down attitude collapsing the front landing gear and propeller.
Examination of the aircraft by a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the impact produced substantial damage to the lower firewall just forward of the l/h and r/h rudder pedals.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 19, 2014, ABOUT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLIGHT DESIGN LIGHT SPORT GMBH, MODEL CTSW, N298AB, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (BMG), BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AND THE WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM 14 TO 19 KNOTS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND BEGAN TO DROP RAPIDLY. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED, BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND BEGAN TO CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BANKED LEFT, DESCENDED, AND HIT THE RUNWAY HARD AND CAME TO A STOP.THE PILOT REPORTED NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.
A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE GEAR, BOUNCED, LANDED ON THE OTHER MAIN GEAR AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND LEAVING RUNWAY 17 TO THE EAST (LEFT SIDE). THE AIRCRAFT GOT AIRBORNE PRIOR TO LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND PULLED UP SHARPLY IN A LEFT CLIMBING TURN. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL, CONTINUED THE LEFT TURN AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE FRONT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE IMPACT PRODUCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL JUST FORWARD OF THE L/H AND R/H RUDDER PEDALS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.