What happened
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Narrative: on 02-23-97 at approximately 1645 local, Cessna N323DC, flown by lauren s. ward for the purpose of pleasure, landed on runway 33 at Oakland Metropolitan airport during which the nosewheel landing gear broke. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. There was minor damage to the aircraft as defined in order 8020.11A, and no injuries to the occupants. The pilot holds a third class certificate and the flight originated at truckee airport (trk) on 02-23-97 at approximately 1600. Investigation results: Mr. Ward stated that he departed truckee at about 1600 and said that it was a smooth ride over the valley with a strong tail wind. Entering the east Oakland area he encountered turbulance and selected rwy 33 for landing. It was a clear day with winds reported at 340 at 18 on Oakland ATIS. The controller informed him that the winds were variable and at the moment winds were 020 at 20. Mr. Ward stated that he made a normal landing, but that the aircraft rose from the ground. It then landed hard when it dropped back to the ground. The tower observed the plane touch down once, leave a cloud of dust and come down again. Visual inspection showed all three blade tips bent to the rear with lateral scratch marks from prop rotation on all blades. The nose gear was broken just where the forks meet. Form 8010-4 submitted on the aircraft. Negative pilot deviation.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 02-23-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 LOCAL, CESSNA N323DC, FLOWN BY LAUREN S. WARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLEASURE, LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AT OAKLAND METROPOLITAN AIRPORT DURING WHICH THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR BROKE. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS DEFINED IN ORDER 8020.11A, AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HOLDS A THIRD CLASS CERTIFICATE AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TRUCKEE AIRPORT (TRK) ON 02-23-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600. INVESTIGATION RESULTS: MR. WARD STATED THAT HE DEPARTED TRUCKEE AT ABOUT 1600 AND SAID THAT IT WAS A SMOOTH RIDE OVER THE VALLEY WITH A STRONG TAIL WIND. ENTERING THE EAST OAKLAND AREA HE ENCOUNTERED TURBULANCE AND SELECTED RWY 33 FOR LANDING. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 340 AT 18 ON OAKLAND ATIS. THE CONTROLLER INFORMED HIM THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AND AT THE MOMENT WINDS WERE 020 AT 20. MR. WARD STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, BUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT ROSE FROM THE GROUND. IT THEN LANDED HARD WHEN IT DROPPED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE TOWER OBSERVED THE PLANE TOUCH DOWN ONCE, LEAVE A CLOUD OF DUST AND COME DOWN AGAIN. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED ALL THREE BLADE TIPS BENT TO THE REAR WITH LATERAL SCRATCH MARKS FROM PROP ROTATION ON ALL BLADES. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN JUST WHERE THE FORKS MEET. FORM 8010-4 SUBMITTED ON THE AIRCRAFT. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION.
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