Cessna C-336 N3884U
4 October 1998 · Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1998 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna C-336 registered N3884U was involved in an accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sheboygan County Memorial (SBM)
- Coordinates
- 42.8998, -91.0909
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-336
- Registration
- N3884U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hunington → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the aircraft porpoised during landing on Runway 13 at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He added that he was too fast on short final and focused on trying to flare and land without first stabilizing speed. He further stated that this resulted in inadvertent failure to trim nose up to landing attitude. The pilot reported that the landing started with a normal attitude, bounced, and then began to porpoise. The pilot stated that he did not know how to respond.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1998 | Stemme S10V | Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 310R | Seymour Twp., Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 May 1998 | Waters VORTEX | Monroe, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1998 | Piper J3C-65 | New Holstein, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1998 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Lake LA4-200 | Peshtigo, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |