OLD BRIDGE, NJ, USA
N6986R
BEECH B19
THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM AN AIRPORT, THAT WAS NOTAM CLOSED, FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND A GO AROUND. THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT ALSO RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING, FOLLOWED BY A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND A POST CRASH FIRE ERUPTED.
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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