What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on a day part 91 vfr/ifr flight from willey post, Bethany, Oklahoma, pwa to pella municipal, Iowa, pea and return to willey post. The purpose of the flight was to collect privacy data omitted and friend and return to pwa. The pilot completed flight safety initial training 03/17/2023 in the Cessna 550 aircraft. His first flight in a CE-550 was 03/27/2023.
The flight to pea was uneventful. The return flight and decent was uneventful. The pilot stated during the approach “I felt my mental level increase as I knew our shared mental model was minimum at best and at this point, I physically went from green to yellow”. The pilot excepted vectors ILS 35R but got a visual to 35R with a 2-mile final. The pilot or copilot never asked for the ILS 35R.
The pilot overshot 35R center line by 1 ¾ miles and corrected to center line. The pilot turned the aircraft on final, was high and fast. As the pilot approached the runway, he pushed the nose down. The aircraft impacted the ground it bounced several times on the nose and main gear. The aircraft departed the right side of 35R, impacted serval runway light and runway signs. The left main gear tire was damaged and went flat. The right wing impacted two runway signs and cut open the bottom of the wing. The right main fuel tank was damaged and a unknow about of fuel was lost on the runway. The pilot nor copilot initiated a going until the aircraft was on the ground.
The pilot or copilot were not prepared for the approach or landing phase of this flight.
It was unclear which pilot started the go around. The aircraft took flight. The aircraft climbed and entered a holding pattern. After a few turns in holding the crew decided to fly to will rogers, okc. A landing at wil rogers would provide a longer runway, fire and recuse personnel.
During landing at will rogers airport both main tires were blown, and the aircraft hit several taxi lights. No other additional damage was noted.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A DAY PART 91 VFR/IFR FLIGHT FROM WILLEY POST, BETHANY, OKLAHOMA, PWA TO PELLA MUNICIPAL, IOWA, PEA AND RETURN TO WILLEY POST. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO COLLECT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND FRIEND AND RETURN TO PWA. THE PILOT COMPLETED FLIGHT SAFETY INITIAL TRAINING 03/17/2023 IN THE CESSNA 550 AIRCRAFT. HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A CE-550 WAS 03/27/2023.
THE FLIGHT TO PEA WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE RETURN FLIGHT AND DECENT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT STATED DURING THE APPROACH “I FELT MY MENTAL LEVEL INCREASE AS I KNEW OUR SHARED MENTAL MODEL WAS MINIMUM AT BEST AND AT THIS POINT, I PHYSICALLY WENT FROM GREEN TO YELLOW”. THE PILOT EXCEPTED VECTORS ILS 35R BUT GOT A VISUAL TO 35R WITH A 2-MILE FINAL. THE PILOT OR COPILOT NEVER ASKED FOR THE ILS 35R.
THE PILOT OVERSHOT 35R CENTER LINE BY 1 ¾ MILES AND CORRECTED TO CENTER LINE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, WAS HIGH AND FAST. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, HE PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF 35R, IMPACTED SERVAL RUNWAY LIGHT AND RUNWAY SIGNS. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND WENT FLAT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED TWO RUNWAY SIGNS AND CUT OPEN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING. THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED AND A UNKNOW ABOUT OF FUEL WAS LOST ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NOR COPILOT INITIATED A GOING UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND.
THE PILOT OR COPILOT WERE NOT PREPARED FOR THE APPROACH OR LANDING PHASE OF THIS FLIGHT.
IT WAS UNCLEAR WHICH PILOT STARTED THE GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND ENTERED A HOLDING PATTERN. AFTER A FEW TURNS IN HOLDING THE CREW DECIDED TO FLY TO WILL ROGERS, OKC. A LANDING AT WIL ROGERS WOULD PROVIDE A LONGER RUNWAY, FIRE AND RECUSE PERSONNEL.
DURING LANDING AT WILL ROGERS AIRPORT BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE BLOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TAXI LIGHTS. NO OTHER ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED.
NTSB investigation
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