What happened
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(.19) On February 27, 1999, about 0905 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8923J, was substantially damaged while landing at the deck airport, Myerstown, Pennsylvania. The certificated student pilot (sp) was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. In the NTSB form 6120.1/2, the sp said he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 1, a 3,538 foot long, 50 foot wide asphalt runway. During landing, the airplane "ballooned" and landed on it's nose gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway, onto a grass area. Examination of the wreckage by a federal aviation administration inspector, did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. The student pilot reported 51 hours of total flight experience, all in the make and model of the accident airplane, with 9 hours of flight experience in the previous 90 days. Winds reported at an airport about 19 miles east of the accident site, at 0854, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots. (-23) pilot experienced hard landing, nose wheel first, causing aircraft to exit runway. Nose wheel sheared off and aircraft skidded to stop with structural damage. No injuries incurred. (.4) according to the student pilot, while landing on runway 1, the airplane ballooned and landed on it's nose gear. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane veered off the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities of the airframe or engine. Winds reported at an airport about 19 miles east of the accident site, were from 270 degrees at 5 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 27, 1999, ABOUT 0905 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8923J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE DECK AIRPORT, MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. IN THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, THE SP SAID HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 1, A 3,538 FOOT LONG, 50 FOOT WIDE ASPHALT RUNWAY. DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE "BALLOONED" AND LANDED ON IT'S NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ONTO A GRASS AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 51 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, WITH 9 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, AT 0854, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING, NOSE WHEEL FIRST, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO EXIT RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO STOP WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES INCURRED. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1, THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED AND LANDED ON IT'S NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT ABNORMALITIES OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 19 MILES EAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.
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