What happened
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Student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the acft landed, became airborne again, came back down hard on the nose gear and propeller, and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) Mr. Victor a. silva, the student pilot if N66162 on his solo flight reported his intention was to perform one touch and go, then a full stop. Mr. Silva stated he tool off runway 05, left closed traffic maintaining 1200 feet, he descended to approximately 700 feet with 80 knots airspeed for approach to final. Mr. Silva stated that he believed he landed a little too fast, therefore ballooning that created the bouncing 2 to 3 times, then he came to a full stop. CFI eric lawernece stated he was on the ground with a hand held observing the solo. Eric lawerence stated the approach by Mr. Silva seemed standard and normal, the flare out and round out seemed a little flat. The nose wheel of the aircraft made contact with the runway, this caused the aircraft to propoise back up into the air. The oscillations got worse and worse until finally the propeller struck the ground. Lwm ATCT report N66162 was lcosed traffic for runway 05, clearence was issued for a t ouch and go at approximately 1350Z. Aircraft touched down at approximately 1356Z, became airborne again and came back down hard on the nose and the propeller. The pilot taxied off runway. Pilot reported he was uninjured. Aircraft was taken to four star aviation where the aircraft was inspected by inspector mayer. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose gear, firewall, and forward right hand fuselage. Inspector mehegan returned to four star aviation on 4/5/99 to take pictures of the damage, additional damage was noted to the cabin floor at this time.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) MR. VICTOR A. SILVA, THE STUDENT PILOT IF N66162 ON HIS SOLO FLIGHT REPORTED HIS INTENTION WAS TO PERFORM ONE TOUCH AND GO, THEN A FULL STOP. MR. SILVA STATED HE TOOL OFF RUNWAY 05, LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC MAINTAINING 1200 FEET, HE DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WITH 80 KNOTS AIRSPEED FOR APPROACH TO FINAL. MR. SILVA STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE LANDED A LITTLE TOO FAST, THEREFORE BALLOONING THAT CREATED THE BOUNCING 2 TO 3 TIMES, THEN HE CAME TO A FULL STOP. CFI ERIC LAWERNECE STATED HE WAS ON THE GROUND WITH A HAND HELD OBSERVING THE SOLO. ERIC LAWERENCE STATED THE APPROACH BY MR. SILVA SEEMED STANDARD AND NORMAL, THE FLARE OUT AND ROUND OUT SEEMED A LITTLE FLAT. THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PROPOISE BACK UP INTO THE AIR. THE OSCILLATIONS GOT WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL FINALLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. LWM ATCT REPORT N66162 WAS LCOSED TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 05, CLEARENCE WAS ISSUED FOR A T OUCH AND GO AT APPROXIMATELY 1350Z. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 1356Z, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE AND THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO FOUR STAR AVIATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY INSPECTOR MAYER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND FORWARD RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE. INSPECTOR MEHEGAN RETURNED TO FOUR STAR AVIATION ON 4/5/99 TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE CABIN FLOOR AT THIS TIME.
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