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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 337F · Danbury, CT · August 14, 2015

Date: August 14, 2015 · 15:00 local
Place: Danbury, CT
Airport: Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8922M
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA228
Reported as: Cessna 337F
Reported engine: Continental IO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total600 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8922MRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2018 · Cessna 337FS/N 33701322 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 337F Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 14, 2015, approximately 15:05 N8992M, a Cessna 337F skymaster, s/n 33701322 piloted by owner ^seymour weinstein^ was on approach to Danbury municiple airport (dxr) runway 26L. ^Mr. Weinstein's^ first attempted landing resulted in no flare and hard on the nose wheel, aircraft bouncing 15'-20' off the runway, immediately powered up, and radioed a go around. On ^Mr. Weinstein's^ second landing N8922M came in flat and fast, flared and bounced 4', N8922M then nosed over a second time bounced and porpoised 12' high but shorter length. N8922M was nosed over again on 3rd runway contact and was right wing low -tail low, N8922M next climbed to 30' then nosed over the last time impacting runway 26 directly on the nose gear, collapsing N8922M'S nose gear, including prop strike then slid approximately 1000' into the south side grass of runway 26 and stopped. Rear engine and aircraft was powered down then exited the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 14, 2015, APPROXIMATELY 15:05 N8992M, A CESSNA 337F SKYMASTER, S/N 33701322 PILOTED BY OWNER ^SEYMOUR WEINSTEIN^ WAS ON APPROACH TO DANBURY MUNICIPLE AIRPORT (DXR) RUNWAY 26L. ^MR. WEINSTEIN'S^ FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING RESULTED IN NO FLARE AND HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, AIRCRAFT BOUNCING 15'-20' OFF THE RUNWAY, IMMEDIATELY POWERED UP, AND RADIOED A GO AROUND. ON ^MR. WEINSTEIN'S^ SECOND LANDING N8922M CAME IN FLAT AND FAST, FLARED AND BOUNCED 4', N8922M THEN NOSED OVER A SECOND TIME BOUNCED AND PORPOISED 12' HIGH BUT SHORTER LENGTH. N8922M WAS NOSED OVER AGAIN ON 3RD RUNWAY CONTACT AND WAS RIGHT WING LOW -TAIL LOW, N8922M NEXT CLIMBED TO 30' THEN NOSED OVER THE LAST TIME IMPACTING RUNWAY 26 DIRECTLY ON THE NOSE GEAR, COLLAPSING N8922M'S NOSE GEAR, INCLUDING PROP STRIKE THEN SLID APPROXIMATELY 1000' INTO THE SOUTH SIDE GRASS OF RUNWAY 26 AND STOPPED. REAR ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT WAS POWERED DOWN THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA15CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDanbury, CTThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing, nose gear collapse, runway excursion, and collision with terrain.Aug 14, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8922M · 1

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Accident 19730925031329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Preston, MDAll three wheels made trenches in very soft dirt surface. Strip used by otr acft abt 1/2 mile away.Sep 25, 1973 · Substantial damage