What happened
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On June 29, 2019, at 0930 EST a 1993 Cessna, model 208B, N80JF registered to isr aviation LLC, had a hard landing resulting in a nose gear collapse at Plant City, FL (9FD2) on runway 35. The pilot stated, just a few feet before threshold rwy 35, approximately 100FT AGL on short final, the windshield became foggy outside leaving him with no chance to attempt a go around because the jumpers were performing their traffic patterns to land right over the runway. After touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller hit the ground. The aircraft sustained severe internal structural damage near the nose gear and surrounding area. In addition, the aircraft incurred damage to the engine mount, the propeller from sudden stoppage while operating, and a nose gear separation. The impact with the ground caused substantial damage to the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this accident. The pilot was the only sole aboard and had no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 29, 2019, AT 0930 EST A 1993 CESSNA, MODEL 208B, N80JF REGISTERED TO ISR AVIATION LLC, HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AT PLANT CITY, FL (9FD2) ON RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT STATED, JUST A FEW FEET BEFORE THRESHOLD RWY 35, APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL ON SHORT FINAL, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME FOGGY OUTSIDE LEAVING HIM WITH NO CHANCE TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND BECAUSE THE JUMPERS WERE PERFORMING THEIR TRAFFIC PATTERNS TO LAND RIGHT OVER THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE INTERNAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE NEAR THE NOSE GEAR AND SURROUNDING AREA. IN ADDITION, THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, THE PROPELLER FROM SUDDEN STOPPAGE WHILE OPERATING, AND A NOSE GEAR SEPARATION. THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ABOARD AND HAD NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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