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FAA accident report · Cessna 208B · Mulino, OR · August 4, 2017

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Date
August 4, 2017 · 14:00 local
Place
Mulino, OR
Airport
Mulino State
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9829B
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA490
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
N9829BRegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0116 · Built 1988Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC stated aircraft had no discrepancies. After dropping sydivers pilot began descent east of airport with power at idle, prop full forward. At 2500 feet pilot added power to reduce rate of descent entering pattern at 1500 feet. Pilot states he applied 10 degrees of flap abeam the numbers. Aircraft carrying 400 to 600 pounds of torque. Pilot states he applied another 10 degrees of flaps while turning final crossing the numbers (32) at about 90 knots and reducing power. When pilot began flare he stated there was not enough elevator authority to effectively arrest the descent rate. Nose tire impacted just past and left of first centerline strip causing nose tire and tube to burst followed by wheel assembly shattering. Nose landing gear spring broke. Aircraft bounced back into air and landed again right of centerline approximately 600 feet up the runway. Remnants of nose wheel and nose landing gear spring broke away from collapsing nose landing gear. Propeller blades inpacted runway and bent and broke as aircraft slid off the runway into the dirt about another 250 feet. Pilot shut off fuel and master switches. Ground personnel approached the aircraft and assisted pilot out of aircraft.

Photos of the aircraft taken immediately after the aircraft stopped show flaps in full up position.

As the FAA filed it

PIC STATED AIRCRAFT HAD NO DISCREPANCIES. AFTER DROPPING SYDIVERS PILOT BEGAN DESCENT EAST OF AIRPORT WITH POWER AT IDLE, PROP FULL FORWARD. AT 2500 FEET PILOT ADDED POWER TO REDUCE RATE OF DESCENT ENTERING PATTERN AT 1500 FEET. PILOT STATES HE APPLIED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP ABEAM THE NUMBERS. AIRCRAFT CARRYING 400 TO 600 POUNDS OF TORQUE. PILOT STATES HE APPLIED ANOTHER 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS WHILE TURNING FINAL CROSSING THE NUMBERS (32) AT ABOUT 90 KNOTS AND REDUCING POWER. WHEN PILOT BEGAN FLARE HE STATED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ELEVATOR AUTHORITY TO EFFECTIVELY ARREST THE DESCENT RATE. NOSE TIRE IMPACTED JUST PAST AND LEFT OF FIRST CENTERLINE STRIP CAUSING NOSE TIRE AND TUBE TO BURST FOLLOWED BY WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHATTERING. NOSE LANDING GEAR SPRING BROKE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO AIR AND LANDED AGAIN RIGHT OF CENTERLINE APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET UP THE RUNWAY. REMNANTS OF NOSE WHEEL AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SPRING BROKE AWAY FROM COLLAPSING NOSE LANDING GEAR. PROPELLER BLADES INPACTED RUNWAY AND BENT AND BROKE AS AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT ABOUT ANOTHER 250 FEET. PILOT SHUT OFF FUEL AND MASTER SWITCHES. GROUND PERSONNEL APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT AND ASSISTED PILOT OUT OF AIRCRAFT.

PHOTOS OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED SHOW FLAPS IN FULL UP POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA490Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMulino, ORThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.Aug 4, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9829B · 4

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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