- Date
- August 11, 2007, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- San Diego, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N336SRCirrus Design SR22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070811018039A
- Case key
- 66425
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in porpoising and collapse of the nose landing gear.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, his landing approach was "a little low" so he added power to compensate. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced "much higher" then he had previously experienced. He increased airspeed in an attempt to "make a more controlled landing." The airplane touched down and bounced "even higher." The airplane touched down a third time, and the nose wheel collapsed. Examination of photographs revealed structural damage to the bottom of the fuselage aft of the firewall.
Factual narrative
According to the pilot, his landing approach was "a little low" so he added power to compensate. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced "much higher" then he had previously experienced. He increased airspeed in an attempt to "make a more controlled landing." The airplane touched down and bounced "even higher." The airplane touched down a third time, and the nose wheel collapsed. Examination of photographs revealed structural damage to the bottom of the fuselage aft of the firewall.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N336SR
- Reported as
- Cirrus Design SR22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2528
- Engine
- Teledyne Continental IO-550-N, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- VGT · North Las Vegas, NV
- Destination
- MYF · San Diego, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MYF · Montgomery Field, runway 28R, 4,577 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 297 total · 23 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Observed at
- MYF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.