What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on the morning of November 16, 1997, this pilot took off from his hometown airport at clovis, new Mexico. It was intended to be a pleasure flight to Pagosa Springs, Colorado with a stop-off point in Texas to pick up his brother and sister-in-law. The flight was uneventful until his first landing attempt at his point of destination at Pagosa Springs. He stated to me that the aircraft started to porpoise, so he elected to make a go-around. This first attempt at a landing resulted in the nose landing gear shock strut problem, as well as a flat nose tire. On the second attempt at landing, the propeller came in contact with the runway, which resulted in minor damage to the prop. Mr. Chuck christenson, an insurance adjuster from montrose, Colorado, as well as a certificated a & p mechanic, inspected this aircraft and found the aircraft to have minor damage. NTSB advised me that they consider this an incident. Pagosa Springs airport is a 7700 foot elevation, and he was not accustomed to making landings at this altitude with 2 (two) passengers on board. Since this incident, on his own volition, he has received additional dual instruction with focus on high mountain air ports and weight and balance. Incident is closed, no further action.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 16, 1997, THIS PILOT TOOK OFF FROM HIS HOMETOWN AIRPORT AT CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO. IT WAS INTENDED TO BE A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO PAGOSA SPRINGS, COLORADO WITH A STOP-OFF POINT IN TEXAS TO PICK UP HIS BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AT HIS POINT OF DESTINATION AT PAGOSA SPRINGS. HE STATED TO ME THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE, SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THIS FIRST ATTEMPT AT A LANDING RESULTED IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT PROBLEM, AS WELL AS A FLAT NOSE TIRE. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT AT LANDING, THE PROPELLER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. MR. CHUCK CHRISTENSON, AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER FROM MONTROSE, COLORADO, AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATED A & P MECHANIC, INSPECTED THIS AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TO HAVE MINOR DAMAGE. NTSB ADVISED ME THAT THEY CONSIDER THIS AN INCIDENT. PAGOSA SPRINGS AIRPORT IS A 7700 FOOT ELEVATION, AND HE WAS NOT ACCUSTOMED TO MAKING LANDINGS AT THIS ALTITUDE WITH 2 (TWO) PASSENGERS ON BOARD. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, ON HIS OWN VOLITION, HE HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH FOCUS ON HIGH MOUNTAIN AIR PORTS AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE. INCIDENT IS CLOSED, NO FURTHER ACTION.
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