SCOTTSBLUFF, NE, USA
N1798V
CESSNA 140
THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE LANDING AT SCOTTSBLUFF NE DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 WITH THE WIND FROM 350 DEGREES AT 8 KTS. A WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TIMES BEFORE GROUNDLOOPING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED IN A 3 POINT ATTITUDE AND THE WIND PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP. HE SAID APPLICATION OF POWER AND LOWERING THE NOSE DID NOT PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM IMPACTING THE RUNWAY A 2ND TIME. HE SAID THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS ABOUT 15 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT WHEN IT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND GROUNDLOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF DURING THE SWERVE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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