Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was landing on runway 31, and reported that the airplane's flight path was "straight down the center line" of the runway. The airplane "porpoised" on touchdown twice, veered off the left side of the runway, and subsequently came to rest in a field. The airplane sustained structural damage to the landing gear and left wing spar. The winds reported at the airport about the time of the accident were from 340 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot reported about 580 hours of total flight experience, which included approximately 87 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. He did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA09CA362 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 21, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Columbus, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Columbus Metropolitan Airport (CSG)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna T206H
- N-number
- N6075M
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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