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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Defuniak Spring, FL · May 11, 2018

Date
May 11, 2018 · 07:30 local
Place
Defuniak Spring, FL
Airport
Melanies
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1128L
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,275 total307 in this make and model143 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot stated on final approach he had lower than normal airspeed. When he pulled power and propeller went in beta on final approach the nose dropped and he lost elevator authority. The nose gear hit hard and the aircraft bounced back in the air. Upon touch down and roll out a turn was initiated and the nose gear collapsed. The propeller tips hit the ground and engine shut down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED ON FINAL APPROACH HE HAD LOWER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. WHEN HE PULLED POWER AND PROPELLER WENT IN BETA ON FINAL APPROACH THE NOSE DROPPED AND HE LOST ELEVATOR AUTHORITY. THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. UPON TOUCH DOWN AND ROLL OUT A TURN WAS INITIATED AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER TIPS HIT THE GROUND AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN.