What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Initial report stated that N521SH skidded 1800FT down rwy 3 at gcn after a blown tire and came to rest off the right side of rwy in the median.
Inspector recieved a written statement from PIC airman privacy data omitted stating the following:
"I was cleared for runway 03 by the kgcn tower and flew a right-hand pattern as instructed. There was little wind and visibility was good. I moved the flaps to 10 degrees, lowered the landing gear, and then moved the flaps to 40 degrees on downwind according to standard practice for this plane. On final, I established 80 KTS and carried that speed over the runway numbers. Since I was over the runway at the proper speed, I cut engine power to idle and flared above the runway. I think I flared higher than normal, and I held a steady pitch attitude. As the airspeed decreased, the airplane made a sharper than expected drop to the runway resulting in a hard landing. I believe part of the landing gear broke at that point because I lost directional control, and the plane skidded off the right side of the runway into a grassy area."
Inspector statement:
The weather conditoin at the time of the accident were; wind was 31008KTS and clr. Speaking with PIC privacy data omitted he also stated that weather was not a factor.
Reviewing photos from the accident of the damage to the landing gear; there is buckling of the main struts and a damage actuator. This damage concurrs with the PIC statement of having a hard landing.
There does not appear to be any other factors that contributed to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
INITIAL REPORT STATED THAT N521SH SKIDDED 1800FT DOWN RWY 3 AT GCN AFTER A BLOWN TIRE AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY IN THE MEDIAN.
INSPECTOR RECIEVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM PIC AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATING THE FOLLOWING:
"I WAS CLEARED FOR RUNWAY 03 BY THE KGCN TOWER AND FLEW A RIGHT-HAND PATTERN AS INSTRUCTED. THERE WAS LITTLE WIND AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. I MOVED THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR, AND THEN MOVED THE FLAPS TO 40 DEGREES ON DOWNWIND ACCORDING TO STANDARD PRACTICE FOR THIS PLANE. ON FINAL, I ESTABLISHED 80 KTS AND CARRIED THAT SPEED OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS. SINCE I WAS OVER THE RUNWAY AT THE PROPER SPEED, I CUT ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND FLARED ABOVE THE RUNWAY. I THINK I FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND I HELD A STEADY PITCH ATTITUDE. AS THE AIRSPEED DECREASED, THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHARPER THAN EXPECTED DROP TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. I BELIEVE PART OF THE LANDING GEAR BROKE AT THAT POINT BECAUSE I LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA."
INSPECTOR STATEMENT:
THE WEATHER CONDITOIN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE; WIND WAS 31008KTS AND CLR. SPEAKING WITH PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE ALSO STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
REVIEWING PHOTOS FROM THE ACCIDENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR; THERE IS BUCKLING OF THE MAIN STRUTS AND A DAMAGE ACTUATOR. THIS DAMAGE CONCURRS WITH THE PIC STATEMENT OF HAVING A HARD LANDING.
THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
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