What happened
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(-23) The student pilot of Cessna CE-182-S, N729AD, MS. Audrey seckendorf, had requested touch and goes for some landing practice at the Westchester County Airport (hpn) in White Plains, NY. The weather was clear and the winds were reported 320 at approx. 7 to 10 knots. During the landing flare, mrsseckendorf stated she felt she may have had the a/c in to flat of an attitude. Ms. Seckendorf stated she contacted the runway with all three wheels at the same time and began a series of "porpoising" manuevers. On the second bounce, the a/c propellor struck the runway, on the third bounce, the a/c propellor and nose wheel struck the runway again, eriously damaging the propellor, nose landing gear and firewall. Air traffic control tower specialists stated the a/c exited the runway under its own power and came to rest on taxiway h (hotel). There were no reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT OF CESSNA CE-182-S, N729AD, MS. AUDREY SECKENDORF, HAD REQUESTED TOUCH AND GOES FOR SOME LANDING PRACTICE AT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN) IN WHITE PLAINS, NY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED 320 AT APPROX. 7 TO 10 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, MRSSECKENDORF STATED SHE FELT SHE MAY HAVE HAD THE A/C IN TO FLAT OF AN ATTITUDE. MS. SECKENDORF STATED SHE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY WITH ALL THREE WHEELS AT THE SAME TIME AND BEGAN A SERIES OF "PORPOISING" MANUEVERS. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE, THE A/C PROPELLOR STRUCK THE RUNWAY, ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE A/C PROPELLOR AND NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY AGAIN, ERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER SPECIALISTS STATED THE A/C EXITED THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY H (HOTEL). THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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