Incident Details
On an unspecified date, a student pilot was conducting touch and go landing practice on Runway 06 at RYN in Tucson, Arizona, in a Beech C24R aircraft. The pilot reported that he was on approximately his eighth landing when the accident occurred. No mechanical malfunctions or failures were identified with the aircraft prior to the incident.
Sequence of Events
During the landing attempt, the student pilot initiated the flare too high, approximately ten feet above the runway surface. As a result, the airplane dropped hard onto the main landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed first, followed by the right and left main landing gear. The aircraft then slid off the runway and came to rest on its belly in the dirt area adjacent to the runway.
Aircraft Condition
Following the hard landing, the landing gear sustained significant damage. The airplane came to rest off the runway, supported by its fuselage. The extent of additional damage to the aircraft was not specified in the source. The pilot was able to participate in a telephone interview to discuss the events.