What happened
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(-23) During pilot's attempt to land the aircraft, aircraft flared normally, but settled with too much speed resulting in a bounce. On the third aircraft bounce, the aircraft porpoised and the nose landing gear detached from the aircraft. The propeller struck the ground. The aircraft skidded down the runway 800 feet before stopping. No injuries to pilot. Pavement prop strikes located near the aircraft's initial touch down. Minor aircraft damage. Student pilot and instructional facility contacted. Instructional facility (livermore sierra center) conducted an additional 9.2 hours of dual instruction by CFI, including a 2.3 hour progress check and a 1.7 hour evaluation check by the chief pilot of the facility.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT FLARED NORMALLY, BUT SETTLED WITH TOO MUCH SPEED RESULTING IN A BOUNCE. ON THE THIRD AIRCRAFT BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY 800 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. NO INJURIES TO PILOT. PAVEMENT PROP STRIKES LOCATED NEAR THE AIRCRAFT'S INITIAL TOUCH DOWN. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY CONTACTED. INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (LIVERMORE SIERRA CENTER) CONDUCTED AN ADDITIONAL 9.2 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION BY CFI, INCLUDING A 2.3 HOUR PROGRESS CHECK AND A 1.7 HOUR EVALUATION CHECK BY THE CHIEF PILOT OF THE FACILITY.
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