Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's improper descent rate that led to a hard landing and porpoise, and his improper recovery from the ensuing bounced landing, resulting in the eventual separation of the empennage. A factor was the updraft.
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NTSB investigation record
ATL98LA079
CompletedBurkhart Grob G-103· N5448G
- Date
- May 24, 1998
- Location
- Cordele, GA
- Conditions
- VMC
- Record
- Completed
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