Incident Overview
An airplane experienced a hard landing on runway 19 at Teterboro, New Jersey, after encountering windshear during the flare. The landing resulted in a bounce and a subsequent nose-wheel touchdown, causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Flight Details
According to the official investigation, the departure, climb, en route, and descent portions of the flight were conducted without incident. The airplane was vectored onto the final approach course for the ILS 19 approach at Teterboro. The captain configured the airplane to land and flew the approach at Vref plus 30 knots due to turbulence and reported wind gusts.
As the captain initiated a flare to land on runway 19, the airplane encountered windshear. It touched down hard on the main landing gear, bounced, and then touched down again on the nose wheel. The captain stabilized the airplane, slowed to taxi speed, and exited the runway.
Damage
Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the pressure bulkhead in the vicinity of the nose gear box. The wind recorded 26 minutes prior to the accident was 150 degrees at 26 knots, gusting to 37 knots.