What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on the landing prior to this incident, the pilot landed at santa barbara and stated that he felt a thump or a "porpoise" during landing roll out. On inspection, he found a red fluid on the engine cowling. No maintenance inspection was made. Pilot departed for Redlands, on landing, he stated that the landing was a normal touchdown on the main gear and was uneventful to that point. However, when the nose was lowered, he got a heavy thump and the engine stopped running due to the prop strike. The nose gear was completely collapsed. Post incident inspection revealed that two (2) bolts on the nose gear had sheared. There are 7,500 plus hours on the airframe. privacy data omitted This incident is closed. (.4) on February 20, 1995, at 1630 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172P, N51920, collapsed the nose gear following a porpoise from a bounced landing at Redlands, California. The aircraft was operated by Redlands aviation corporation of Redlands and rented by the pilot for a personal cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR f light plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated at san luis obispo, California, on the day of the accident at 1410. Ground witnesses observed the aircraft on final for runway 26 and said it was high and fast. About midfield, the pilot dove the aircraft to the runway and the aircraft bounced on the nose gear, entered a porpoise, and eventually collapsed the nose gear strut.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON THE LANDING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE PILOT LANDED AT SANTA BARBARA AND STATED THAT HE FELT A THUMP OR A "PORPOISE" DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. ON INSPECTION, HE FOUND A RED FLUID ON THE ENGINE COWLING. NO MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS MADE. PILOT DEPARTED FOR REDLANDS, ON LANDING, HE STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR AND WAS UNEVENTFUL TO THAT POINT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE NOSE WAS LOWERED, HE GOT A HEAVY THUMP AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO THE PROP STRIKE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TWO (2) BOLTS ON THE NOSE GEAR HAD SHEARED. THERE ARE 7,500 PLUS HOURS ON THE AIRFRAME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 20, 1995, AT 1630 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N51920, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR FOLLOWING A PORPOISE FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AT REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY REDLANDS AVIATION CORPORATION OF REDLANDS AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR F LIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AT 1410. GROUND WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26 AND SAID IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. ABOUT MIDFIELD, THE PILOT DOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR, ENTERED A PORPOISE, AND EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.
NTSB investigation
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