CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, USA
N1564E
CESSNA 172N
THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING AN APCH TO LAND, MODERATE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED & THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE. SINCE THE ACFT WAS LOW & FAST, HE ADJUSTED THE POWER & EXTENDED 10 THEN 20 DEG OF FLAPS. CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE & SUBSEQUENTLY ENTERED AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. THE ACFT BOUNCED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN & BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER THE 3RD BOUNCE, WITH THE THROTTLE STILL CLOSED, THE PLT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE APPLIED POWER & ABORTED THE LANDING. ONCE IN THE PATTERN, HE REALIZED THERE WAS DAMAGE & MADE A FLY-BY, BUT TOWER PSNL COULD NOT VERIFY THE DAMAGE. ON THE 2ND LANDING, THE ACFT BALLOONED & BOUNCED AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL BOUNCES, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RWY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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