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N9727F accident description

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Crash location 32.633056°N, 116.893055°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Chula Vista, CA
32.640054°N, 117.084196°W
11.1 miles away
Tail number N9727F
Accident date 06 Aug 2012
Aircraft type Cessna 208
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot said that while on short final, the airplane experienced a sudden sink rate when the wind went from a head wind to calm conditions. He was unable to arrest the sink rate even after power was applied because of the lag time for the airplane’s turbine engine to spool up. The airplane landed hard, short of the runway. After taxiing to the ramp, examination of the airplane revealed that the left side of the fuselage was dented and wrinkled, and the left main gear was found bent inboard of the axle and its brake assembly was missing.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to arrest the aircraft's sink rate on short final, which resulted in a hard landing.

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