What happened
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(-23)On April 13, 2001, N172PE a Cessna cutlass (172RG), piloted by owner privacy data omitted departed oakland-troy (7D2) for the purpose of a local pleasure flight under visual flight rules with one passenger, a privacy data omitted. The pilot, desiring practice at a busy air carrier airport, proceeded to Detroit metropolitan airport (dtw). After listening to ATIS, he was cleared to land on runway 21L, the winds were reported at 300 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot said that he was at idle power, full flaps, and lined up with the centerline of the runway, however the tire and propeller marks indicate he was significatly left of the centerline. The airplane struck the ground on the main gear and bounced back into the air. It subsequently bounced three more times increasing in amplitude each time and alternately contacting the nose gear and the main gear. After the fourth bounce the nose gear collapsed and the nose wheel assembly separated from the aircraft. There were no injuries and pilot and passenger exited the without incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON APRIL 13, 2001, N172PE A CESSNA CUTLASS (172RG), PILOTED BY OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ DEPARTED OAKLAND-TROY (7D2) FOR THE PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WITH ONE PASSENGER, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^. THE PILOT, DESIRING PRACTICE AT A BUSY AIR CARRIER AIRPORT, PROCEEDED TO DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (DTW). AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS, HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21L, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 300 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS AT IDLE POWER, FULL FLAPS, AND LINED UP WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, HOWEVER THE TIRE AND PROPELLER MARKS INDICATE HE WAS SIGNIFICATLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE MAIN GEAR AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. IT SUBSEQUENTLY BOUNCED THREE MORE TIMES INCREASING IN AMPLITUDE EACH TIME AND ALTERNATELY CONTACTING THE NOSE GEAR AND THE MAIN GEAR. AFTER THE FOURTH BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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