Cessna C-336 accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin, October 4, 1998
On October 4, 1998 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Cessna C-336, registered N3884U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Sheboygan County Memorial airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 4, 1998 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin · Sheboygan County Memorial · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-336
- Registration
- N3884U · no longer on the register · serial 336-0184
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 278 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 14 in the last 30 days; 164 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,313 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 6, 1998; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,900 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-360-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HHG Hunington IN at 1:40 pm
- Destination: SBM
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 3,993 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,400 ft; scat at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:00 pm from OSH, 34 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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