皇冠体育app

Cessna 172S Skyhawk, G-SOOA

Summary:

皇冠体育app solo recreational flight was returning to Chichester for a landing on Runway 24. 皇冠体育app wind was reported as 210掳 and varying between 15 and 20 kt. Approaching the airfield perimeter on final approach, the instruments indicated a reduction in airspeed so power was applied. This resulted in an airspeed increase to approximately 85 kt. 皇冠体育app aircraft passed the threshold at a reported height of 200 ft. 皇冠体育app pilot reduced power and pitched the aircraft up to reduce speed. 皇冠体育app rate of descent increased. He flared the aircraft at an airspeed of approximately 75 kt and was seen to touch down beyond the intersection with Runway 14/32. 皇冠体育app aircraft was observed to bounce three times, the final time achieving an estimated 45掳 pitch-up attitude before pitching nose-down and landing heavily on the nosewheel. It came to a halt near to the end of the runway. 皇冠体育app pilot taxied the aircraft off the runway and towards the tower. ATC reported that the nose oleo had suffered damage and advised the pilot to stop and shut down. Debris from the front spat was subsequently removed from the runway. Later inspection revealed that the nose gear oleo, propeller tips and front spat had been damaged and that the engine may have been shock loaded and the firewall damaged. 皇冠体育app UK AIP for Chichester contains the warning 鈥淧ilots may experience windshear on runways 06 and 24 particularly in strong wind conditions鈥�. 皇冠体育app pilot assessed that causal factors included being too high during the final approach, being faster than planned on touchdown and being too far down the runway to permit a safe go-around for the given obstacles at the end of the runway. He stated that he should have aborted the landing at 200 ft and gone around.

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