What happened
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On March 24, 2021 12:19 CDT N9177M s/n 20700677, a Cessna 207A was substantially damaged after the pilot lost control during a hard landing at Laredo international airport(lrd) Laredo, Texas . The aircraft hit the runway hard, bouncing twice. When aircraft hit the rwy a third time, the nose gear collapsed, causing the propeller to hit the rwy and aircraft come to an abrupt halt. No injurues reported. The VFR part 91 flight originated from monterrey arpt international del norte airport, Mexico (mman). At the time of accident the aircraft was registered to privacy data omitted. Po box 2547 onalaska, TX. 77360
Pilot statement of the accident are summarized:
On March 24 2021, I went to aero puerto del norte (mman) in monterey Mexico to start preparing for a flight to Laredo on a Cessna 207 N9177M. This after a friend of mine asked me if I could take the privacy data omitted to the Laredo airport. The preflight was normal. I proceeded to load the family and their baggage and we took off. The flight en-route was normal. When it was time to land, I prepared for landing using normal preparations though the plane checklist. After landing was authorized in runway 18R, I proceeded to land during flare I had compensated after an updraft lifted the plane, which resulted in a hard bounce second flare I proceeded to land the plane after releasing pressure from the yoke the plane kept dipping until the prop stuck the surface. After cut off fuel and electrical system, I then communicated with the tower to advise them of what just happened. I took a close look at the plane and noticed the front wheel landing gear was gone. Then the police and firefighters arrived to offer medical assistant. I took off at 11:30 local from mman.
Post-incident:
N9177M was moved to the ramp at privacy data omitted and secured. The FAA conducted inspection of the aircraft March 26, 2021 and reported to NTSB aircraft substantial damage from the (accident). The propeller was severly damaged and the engine suffered sudden stoppage. The nose landing gear sheared off at the main casting and the attach points inside the structural tunnel were torn and buckled. The windshield was dislodged from the upper fuslelage.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 24, 2021 12:19 CDT N9177M S/N 20700677, A CESSNA 207A WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A HARD LANDING AT LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(LRD) LAREDO, TEXAS . THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, BOUNCING TWICE. WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT THE RWY A THIRD TIME, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE RWY AND AIRCRAFT COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. NO INJURUES REPORTED. THE VFR PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MONTERREY ARPT INTERNATIONAL DEL NORTE AIRPORT, MEXICO (MMAN). AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PO BOX 2547 ONALASKA, TX. 77360
PILOT STATEMENT OF THE ACCIDENT ARE SUMMARIZED:
ON MARCH 24 2021, I WENT TO AERO PUERTO DEL NORTE (MMAN) IN MONTEREY MEXICO TO START PREPARING FOR A FLIGHT TO LAREDO ON A CESSNA 207 N9177M. THIS AFTER A FRIEND OF MINE ASKED ME IF I COULD TAKE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE LAREDO AIRPORT. THE PREFLIGHT WAS NORMAL. I PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE FAMILY AND THEIR BAGGAGE AND WE TOOK OFF. THE FLIGHT EN-ROUTE WAS NORMAL. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LAND, I PREPARED FOR LANDING USING NORMAL PREPARATIONS THOUGH THE PLANE CHECKLIST. AFTER LANDING WAS AUTHORIZED IN RUNWAY 18R, I PROCEEDED TO LAND DURING FLARE I HAD COMPENSATED AFTER AN UPDRAFT LIFTED THE PLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD BOUNCE SECOND FLARE I PROCEEDED TO LAND THE PLANE AFTER RELEASING PRESSURE FROM THE YOKE THE PLANE KEPT DIPPING UNTIL THE PROP STUCK THE SURFACE. AFTER CUT OFF FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, I THEN COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER TO ADVISE THEM OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED. I TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THE PLANE AND NOTICED THE FRONT WHEEL LANDING GEAR WAS GONE. THEN THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO OFFER MEDICAL ASSISTANT. I TOOK OFF AT 11:30 LOCAL FROM MMAN.
POST-INCIDENT:
N9177M WAS MOVED TO THE RAMP AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND SECURED. THE FAA CONDUCTED INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MARCH 26, 2021 AND REPORTED TO NTSB AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE (ACCIDENT). THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE SUFFERED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AT THE MAIN CASTING AND THE ATTACH POINTS INSIDE THE STRUCTURAL TUNNEL WERE TORN AND BUCKLED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISLODGED FROM THE UPPER FUSLELAGE.
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