Aviation Crash Map

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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