At approximately 0710 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing. Visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. As a front approached the airport, instruction on crosswind landings was being conducted. When on a 1 mile final approach, the airplane encountered turbulence and the airspeed dropped. Short of the runway threshold, the airplane began sinking and the instructor pushed the nose down “to gain some lift,” then pulled up to flare. The airplane continued to sink, struck the runway and bounced. The airplane touched down again and skidded off the left side of the runway onto the grass. It struck a ditch and the nose gear collapsed.
August 6, 2008, Augusta, Kan., Beech C23 Musketeer
At approximately 0710 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during a hard landing. Visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. As a front approached the airport, instruction on crosswind landings was being conducted. When on a 1 mile final approach, the airplane encountered turbulence and the airspeed dropped. Short of the runway threshold, the airplane began sinking and the instructor pushed the nose down "to gain some lift," then pulled up to flare.
Key Takeaways:
- An airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing while a flight instructor and student pilot were practicing crosswind landings, though both occupants were uninjured.
- The accident occurred after the aircraft encountered turbulence and a drop in airspeed on final approach, causing it to sink rapidly short of the runway.
- Despite the instructor's attempt to regain lift and flare, the airplane struck the runway hard, bounced, skidded off, hit a ditch, and collapsed its nose gear.
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