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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208 · Orange, MA · April 6, 2019

Date: April 6, 2019 · 15:45 local
Place: Orange, MA
Airport: Orange Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N167PM
Reported as: Cessna 208
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,140 total1 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At 1945Z on 04/06/19 N167PM a Cessna 208 landed hard at Orange, MA (ore) on runway 32 causing the nose gear to collapse and the prop to strike the nose tire. There was one person on board and no injuries.

In the statement from the pilot he stated that the purpose of the flight was for parachute jumping. He stated the flight was a typical parachute drop with 9 jumpers on board. The drop was performed as planned. He then returned to land at ore. Conditions were VFR with a 10-15 kt wind down runway 32 with a slight left crosswind. On final approach he got a bit low and slow and added power to compensate. Just before the numbers he added some slip for the crosswind and over the numbers reduced power. The plane lost airspeed instantly and dropped to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1945Z ON 04/06/19 N167PM A CESSNA 208 LANDED HARD AT ORANGE, MA (ORE) ON RUNWAY 32 CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE NOSE TIRE. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES.

IN THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT HE STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PARACHUTE JUMPING. HE STATED THE FLIGHT WAS A TYPICAL PARACHUTE DROP WITH 9 JUMPERS ON BOARD. THE DROP WAS PERFORMED AS PLANNED. HE THEN RETURNED TO LAND AT ORE. CONDITIONS WERE VFR WITH A 10-15 KT WIND DOWN RUNWAY 32 WITH A SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. ON FINAL APPROACH HE GOT A BIT LOW AND SLOW AND ADDED POWER TO COMPENSATE. JUST BEFORE THE NUMBERS HE ADDED SOME SLIP FOR THE CROSSWIND AND OVER THE NUMBERS REDUCED POWER. THE PLANE LOST AIRSPEED INSTANTLY AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY.