What happened
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When: may 7, 2018
Where: aircraft N699ZA had a planned VFR flight to get practice in class d airspace. It was a solo flight, which originated from immokalee airport (kimm) for some touch and go landings and it ended up back at Naples airport (kapf). While landing on runway 23 at kapf the tower reminded the pilot to watch for wake turbulence from the traffic before her and she acknowledged and went in for the landing when the aircraft bounced 2 times and on the third bounce, the propeller struck the ground and bent and stopped the aircraft from flying and ended up on the grass area. Recorded latitude and longitude of accident, lat 26.1543 and long: 081.7731.
What: part 91 operation, operated Zenair alarus, N699ZA was owned by career flight training and aircraft rental LLC. Located in Naples, Florida.
Who: pilot(pilot in command):
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Student pilot certificate issue 06/13/17
Medical certificate second class: date of examination 06/26/2017
Naples alert report included.
Aircraft N699ZA was landing at 1600 local on rwy 23 and started bouncing down the rwy. Winds were at 180*@ 10. Rwy 23 was in use at the time of the incident. The pilot is a student and was shook up but not injured. Runway cleared and opened at 1630 local. NTSB and FAA were notified.
Examination of the aircraft and crash site:
Aircraft landed on runway 23 and ended up in the grass area just off to the left side. Examination of area could not be made but actual pictures are included of the crash site. The aircraft was removed and stored at hangar 2501. The aircraft?s nose gear bent back and the propeller struck the ground and came to a sudden stop. Extensive damage is visible at the engine firewall and engine mounting area. The firewall behind the pedals cracked and bent hitting the pedals and the center console dash area is distorted from the impact. Another minor impact was detected at the bottom of the tail section area. The wings and flaps appeared normal with no visible damage. No fuel leaks were observed. There was oil at the bottom of the impact area under the engine. There was oil detected on the right elevator surface. Overall the aircraft looks clean except for the front damage.
Pilots written statement: statement
Hello, privacy data omitted and I am a student pilot. On Monday, may 7th 2018, I was headed to the Naples Municipal Airport (kapf) to get some practice in class d airspace. This was one of my solo flights, it was supposed to be a full stop landing. I was initially coming from the immokalee airport (kimm). I had done two touch-and-go landings at the immokalee airport on runway 36 and then headed to the Naples airport.
I contacted the Naples control tower 10 miles out and was told to fly in route for a straight in on runway 23 and to notify when I was 3 miles out. Once I was 3 miles out, I initiated another call to let the tower know my location. I was told to make a left turn towards the left downwind of 23 because there was faster traffic coming in for a landing as well. Once I turned towards the left downwind on 23, I was told to turn left and was also cleared for a landing on runway 23. I was also told to watch for wake turbulence from the traffic before me. I repeated this and went in for a landing.
I was on final for runway 23. I?m not exactly sure if wake turbulence had anything to do with the incident ? I thought I was landing at an appropriate height and distance away from the following aircraft. Either way, I was landing and in ground effect. Someway, somehow, the landing bounced. I was surprised at first but attempted to correct this bounce by trying to get back into ground effect. This did not help however, because I bounced for a second time. Quickly assessing the situation, I tried to recover by pushing in the throttle and pulling on the yoke, but I believe the force of that bounce was perhaps too much for me to h
As the FAA filed it
WHEN: MAY 7, 2018
WHERE: AIRCRAFT N699ZA HAD A PLANNED VFR FLIGHT TO GET PRACTICE IN CLASS D AIRSPACE. IT WAS A SOLO FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM IMMOKALEE AIRPORT (KIMM) FOR SOME TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND IT ENDED UP BACK AT NAPLES AIRPORT (KAPF). WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KAPF THE TOWER REMINDED THE PILOT TO WATCH FOR WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE TRAFFIC BEFORE HER AND SHE ACKNOWLEDGED AND WENT IN FOR THE LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TIMES AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND BENT AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT FROM FLYING AND ENDED UP ON THE GRASS AREA. RECORDED LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF ACCIDENT, LAT 26.1543 AND LONG: 081.7731.
WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION, OPERATED ZENAIR ALARUS, N699ZA WAS OWNED BY CAREER FLIGHT TRAINING AND AIRCRAFT RENTAL LLC. LOCATED IN NAPLES, FLORIDA.
WHO: PILOT(PILOT IN COMMAND):
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STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ISSUE 06/13/17
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE SECOND CLASS: DATE OF EXAMINATION 06/26/2017
NAPLES ALERT REPORT INCLUDED.
AIRCRAFT N699ZA WAS LANDING AT 1600 LOCAL ON RWY 23 AND STARTED BOUNCING DOWN THE RWY. WINDS WERE AT 180*@ 10. RWY 23 WAS IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT IS A STUDENT AND WAS SHOOK UP BUT NOT INJURED. RUNWAY CLEARED AND OPENED AT 1630 LOCAL. NTSB AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE:
AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND ENDED UP IN THE GRASS AREA JUST OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE. EXAMINATION OF AREA COULD NOT BE MADE BUT ACTUAL PICTURES ARE INCLUDED OF THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED AND STORED AT HANGAR 2501. THE AIRCRAFT?S NOSE GEAR BENT BACK AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IS VISIBLE AT THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNTING AREA. THE FIREWALL BEHIND THE PEDALS CRACKED AND BENT HITTING THE PEDALS AND THE CENTER CONSOLE DASH AREA IS DISTORTED FROM THE IMPACT. ANOTHER MINOR IMPACT WAS DETECTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL SECTION AREA. THE WINGS AND FLAPS APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. NO FUEL LEAKS WERE OBSERVED. THERE WAS OIL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE IMPACT AREA UNDER THE ENGINE. THERE WAS OIL DETECTED ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR SURFACE. OVERALL THE AIRCRAFT LOOKS CLEAN EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DAMAGE.
PILOTS WRITTEN STATEMENT: STATEMENT
HELLO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND I AM A STUDENT PILOT. ON MONDAY, MAY 7TH 2018, I WAS HEADED TO THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KAPF) TO GET SOME PRACTICE IN CLASS D AIRSPACE. THIS WAS ONE OF MY SOLO FLIGHTS, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FULL STOP LANDING. I WAS INITIALLY COMING FROM THE IMMOKALEE AIRPORT (KIMM). I HAD DONE TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT THE IMMOKALEE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 36 AND THEN HEADED TO THE NAPLES AIRPORT.
I CONTACTED THE NAPLES CONTROL TOWER 10 MILES OUT AND WAS TOLD TO FLY IN ROUTE FOR A STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 23 AND TO NOTIFY WHEN I WAS 3 MILES OUT. ONCE I WAS 3 MILES OUT, I INITIATED ANOTHER CALL TO LET THE TOWER KNOW MY LOCATION. I WAS TOLD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE LEFT DOWNWIND OF 23 BECAUSE THERE WAS FASTER TRAFFIC COMING IN FOR A LANDING AS WELL. ONCE I TURNED TOWARDS THE LEFT DOWNWIND ON 23, I WAS TOLD TO TURN LEFT AND WAS ALSO CLEARED FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 23. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO WATCH FOR WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE TRAFFIC BEFORE ME. I REPEATED THIS AND WENT IN FOR A LANDING.
I WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23. I?M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF WAKE TURBULENCE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT ? I THOUGHT I WAS LANDING AT AN APPROPRIATE HEIGHT AND DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT. EITHER WAY, I WAS LANDING AND IN GROUND EFFECT. SOMEWAY, SOMEHOW, THE LANDING BOUNCED. I WAS SURPRISED AT FIRST BUT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS BOUNCE BY TRYING TO GET BACK INTO GROUND EFFECT. THIS DID NOT HELP HOWEVER, BECAUSE I BOUNCED FOR A SECOND TIME. QUICKLY ASSESSING THE SITUATION, I TRIED TO RECOVER BY PUSHING IN THE THROTTLE AND PULLING ON THE YOKE, BUT I BELIEVE THE FORCE OF THAT BOUNCE WAS PERHAPS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO H
NTSB investigation
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