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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 441 · Juneau, AK · June 20, 2018

Date: June 20, 2018 · 15:18 local
Place: Juneau, AK
Airport: Juneau International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 3SVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N441DK
Reported as: Cessna 441
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total193 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N441DKRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2020 · Cessna 441S/N 441-0176 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 441 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

When the pilot was on high final at 100 feet, the pilot flared, and reduced power to flight idle. Despite pilot applying full back elevator the aircraft pitched rapidly nose down. The nose gear struck runway and the aircraft porpoised and nose gear struck the runway again snapping the nose gear strut and the nose of aircraft slid down the runway. Aircraft sustained damage to the airframe, engines, and props.

As the FAA filed it

WHEN THE PILOT WAS ON HIGH FINAL AT 100 FEET, THE PILOT FLARED, AND REDUCED POWER TO FLIGHT IDLE. DESPITE PILOT APPLYING FULL BACK ELEVATOR THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED RAPIDLY NOSE DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY AGAIN SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, ENGINES, AND PROPS.

Other reports on N441DK · 1

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

Incident 20170223002939ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Alpine Airstrip, AKPilot applied power for take off from runway 21 and at approximately 30 knots an aircraft anomaly was noticed. No indication of failure on the annunciator panel or engine instruments was indicated. Full power Was not yet applied. Pilot chose the aircraft was…Feb 23, 2017 · Minor damage