What happened
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(-23) Pilot was enroute to Mattoon, IL (mto) from rockford, IL (rfd). At approximately 1730 local, the pilot flared the aircraft for landing on runway 29, but flared high and bounced the aircraft. The damaged stemming from the hard landing was not noticed by the pilot until the aircraft was given a preflight inspection prior to the next days flying activities. FAA inspectors at the field were alerted of the damage shortly after discovery of such. Closed. (.19) on July 5, 2001, at 1730 central daylight time, a Cessna 182, N2501Q, was substantially damaged during a bounced landing on runway 29 (6,501 feet b y 150 feet , dry concrete) at the Mattoon-charleston Coles municipal airport, Mattoon, Illinois. The pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from rockford, Illinois, exact time unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO MATTOON, IL (MTO) FROM ROCKFORD, IL (RFD). AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 29, BUT FLARED HIGH AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGED STEMMING FROM THE HARD LANDING WAS NOT NOTICED BY THE PILOT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE NEXT DAYS FLYING ACTIVITIES. FAA INSPECTORS AT THE FIELD WERE ALERTED OF THE DAMAGE SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERY OF SUCH. CLOSED. (.19) ON JULY 5, 2001, AT 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N2501Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 (6,501 FEET B Y 150 FEET , DRY CONCRETE) AT THE MATTOON-CHARLESTON COLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MATTOON, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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