- Date
- October 20, 2000, 18:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1RQPiper PT-46
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001020015829A
- Case key
- 50571
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Probable cause
the pilot misjudging the landing flare, and his failure to recover from the bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that during the landing he noticed the airplane start to float up. 'When [the] plane came back down, it began to bounce up and down. On the third of maybe 5 or 6 bounces, the prop struck the ground.' An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
On October 20, 2000, at 1810 central daylight time (cdt), a Piper PT-46, N1RQ, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the airplane's propeller struck the runway and the nose gear collapsed during a bounced landing on runway 27L (3,909 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A visual rules flight plan was on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The cross-country flight originated at Dowagiac, Michigan, and was en route to Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
In his written statement, the pilot said that "upon wheels landing, I noticed that I started to float up. When [the] plane came back down, it began to bounce up and down. On the third of maybe 5 or 6 bounces, the prop struck the ground."
An examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, revealed the engine firewall bent up and aft. The propeller blades were twisted and bent aft. The cowling and forward fuselage skin were wrinkled. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1RQ
- Reported as
- Piper PT-46
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46-36171
- Airframe hours
- 551
- Engine
- P&W PT-6A-34, 560 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Randall Raymond Quast
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- C91 · Dowagiac, MI
- Destination
- FCM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport, runway 27L, 3,909 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 981 total · 39 in this make and model · 847 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FCM, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.