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NYC06CA049

2006-01-02 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LWM

N323RB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22, built 2012), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

Factual narrative

During the landing flare, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high attitude. The airplane then collided with the runway nose down, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane subsequently skidded to a stop on the runway, and incurred substantial damage. During the landing flare, the airplane touched down hard and bounced back into the air in a nose high attitude. The airplane then collided with the runway nose down, and the nose and right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane subsequently skidded to a stop on the runway, and incurred substantial damage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_NYC06CA049.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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