What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Was on final at Malden airport when he stated he encountered turbulance while landing. The aircraft landed on runway 18 hard causing damage to the aircraft and runway.
The outside of the aircraft revealed both props, both engines, both main tires, left tip tank, and right fuselage lower faring had damage. The left wingtip?s damage was prior to this accident. Removal of the right fuselage upper and lower farings revealed damage to the fuselage and spar box attachment point. Fractures were noted on the spar attachment points.
Inspection of the runway 18 landing sight revealed the aircraft touched down approximately 240 feet from the approach end of the runway and the nose tire was 44 feet left of centerline. It was at this point skid marks from all three tires as well as 5 prop strikes from the right engine were found. Approximately 340 feet from the end of the runway the nose tire was 28 feet left of centerline. At this point a second set of 16 prop strikes 39 feet in length were made from the left engine.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON FINAL AT MALDEN AIRPORT WHEN HE STATED HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE WHILE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY.
THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH PROPS, BOTH ENGINES, BOTH MAIN TIRES, LEFT TIP TANK, AND RIGHT FUSELAGE LOWER FARING HAD DAMAGE. THE LEFT WINGTIP?S DAMAGE WAS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT FUSELAGE UPPER AND LOWER FARINGS REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND SPAR BOX ATTACHMENT POINT. FRACTURES WERE NOTED ON THE SPAR ATTACHMENT POINTS.
INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY 18 LANDING SIGHT REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 240 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE TIRE WAS 44 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT SKID MARKS FROM ALL THREE TIRES AS WELL AS 5 PROP STRIKES FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE WERE FOUND. APPROXIMATELY 340 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE TIRE WAS 28 FEET LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AT THIS POINT A SECOND SET OF 16 PROP STRIKES 39 FEET IN LENGTH WERE MADE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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