The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The pilot
stated, "On approach to rwy 8 at [Central Wisconsin Airport] I got high [and]
right of course. When I broke out of clouds around 1000 [feet above ground
level] I saw the runway, realizing I was high I pulled the power back [and]
increased my rate of descent. I started to arrest my rate of descent [and] add
power to keep my speed up. The engines didn't spool up in time resulting in a
hard [landing]. I noticed the right wing was a little low taxing in so I thought
maybe I blew a tire on landing. Not until I shut down [and] got out did I
realize I hit the prop about an inch back [and] the engine nacelle dropped down
several inches in front." The weather was: Wind 330 degrees at 8 knots;
visibility 4 statute miles; present weather light snow; sky condition overcast
300 feet; temperature 1 degree C; dew point -1 degree C; altimeter 29.41 inches
of mercury. The pilot reported that the flight did not have any mechanical
malfunctions.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate and his inadequate flare.