Captain of a cpr light transport made a hard landing causing damage to the aircraft. Postflt inspection disclosed damage to the nosewheel and the aircraft was flown to company maintenance base without an official inspection by a mechanic and without a ferry permit.

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Attributes
ACN	390763
Time
Date	199801
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : x09
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Citation II S2/Bravo
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3250 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	390763
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A hard landing was made in C550 at X09 ocean reef, fl, due to the captain not flying a stabilized approach. His speed decayed throughout the approach and the aircraft stalled approximately 5-10 ft above the runway. The aircraft sustained some noticeable damage to the nosewheel casting but the tire stayed inflated. After repeated calls to the company chief pilot with no response, the captain made the decision to fly the aircraft to our maintenance base at btl. Although I did not agree with him he assured me it would be ok. After an uneventful flight to our maintenance base substantial damage was discovered. I later came to the conclusion that extreme errors in judgement as well as numerous FARS had been violated, ie, no ferry permit, or post hard landing check. Even though I was not the PF I did decide to leave with the captain and now regret that decision. There were no injuries only aircraft damage in this accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A CPR LTT MADE A HARD LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POSTFLT INSPECTION DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO COMPANY MAINT BASE WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION BY A MECH AND WITHOUT A FERRY PERMIT.

Narrative: A HARD LNDG WAS MADE IN C550 AT X09 OCEAN REEF, FL, DUE TO THE CAPT NOT FLYING A STABILIZED APCH. HIS SPD DECAYED THROUGHOUT THE APCH AND THE ACFT STALLED APPROX 5-10 FT ABOVE THE RWY. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SOME NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL CASTING BUT THE TIRE STAYED INFLATED. AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO THE COMPANY CHIEF PLT WITH NO RESPONSE, THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO FLY THE ACFT TO OUR MAINT BASE AT BTL. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT AGREE WITH HIM HE ASSURED ME IT WOULD BE OK. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO OUR MAINT BASE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED. I LATER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EXTREME ERRORS IN JUDGEMENT AS WELL AS NUMEROUS FARS HAD BEEN VIOLATED, IE, NO FERRY PERMIT, OR POST HARD LNDG CHK. EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT THE PF I DID DECIDE TO LEAVE WITH THE CAPT AND NOW REGRET THAT DECISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ONLY ACFT DAMAGE IN THIS ACCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.