What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 3, 2015, the private pilot-rated airman was involved in an aircraft accident while landing at the Cook Airfield (K50), rose hill, Kansas. Pursuant to the airman?s written statement, the aircraft maintained airspeed on final approach that was faster than desired which resulted in a delayed extension of the wing flaps. Upon touchdown, the aircraft bounced and initiated a porpoise; a hard landing ensued. The airman did not elect to conduct a go-around. The aircraft sustained substantial damage as a result of the porpoise and subsequent hard landing; the airman, the sole occupant on-board, did not sustain any injury. Substantial damage to the aircraft, as a direct result from this landing, was noted during a maintenance inspection.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2015, THE PRIVATE PILOT-RATED AIRMAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE LANDING AT THE COOK AIRFIELD (K50), ROSE HILL, KANSAS. PURSUANT TO THE AIRMAN?S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH THAT WAS FASTER THAN DESIRED WHICH RESULTED IN A DELAYED EXTENSION OF THE WING FLAPS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND INITIATED A PORPOISE; A HARD LANDING ENSUED. THE AIRMAN DID NOT ELECT TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE PORPOISE AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING; THE AIRMAN, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON-BOARD, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AS A DIRECT RESULT FROM THIS LANDING, WAS NOTED DURING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.