What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft bounced several times on landing and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 6, 1999, at 0930 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N933LA, experienced a nose gear collapse during a bounced landing at the Waukegan Regional Airport, Waukegan, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. A flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the aurora municipal airport, aurora, Illinois, time unknown. (-23) in a written statement, the pilot said the airplane bounced severely several times on the runway. (.4) the pilot reported that he made the landing approach to runway 23 (6,000' x 150') at an airspeed of 80 miles per hour with the flaps extended. He reported that the airplane bounced four times during the landing touchdown. Local winds at the time of the accident were from 270 degrees at 10 knots. Inspection of the airplane revealed that the nose gear collapsed and the firewall, engine mounts, and fuselage skin were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 1999, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N933LA, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A BOUNCED LANDING AT THE WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AURORA, ILLINOIS, TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SEVERELY SEVERAL TIMES ON THE RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE THE LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 (6,000' X 150') AT AN AIRSPEED OF 80 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE FLAPS EXTENDED. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED FOUR TIMES DURING THE LANDING TOUCHDOWN. LOCAL WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND FUSELAGE SKIN WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.