What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On landing at onz, aircraft N4080D impacted the runway hard, recoiling, then again impacting the runway in a somewhat nose down attitude. The propeller and the nose gear contacted the runway, structurally damaging the airframe. (.19) on August 12, 2001, at 1320 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182A, N4080D, experienced a hard touchdown while landing on runway 17 (4,425 feet by 75 feet, concrete) at the Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Grosse ile, Michigan. The certified flight instructor, student pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from wurtsmith, Michigan at approximately 1200 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON LANDING AT ONZ, AIRCRAFT N4080D IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, RECOILING, THEN AGAIN IMPACTING THE RUNWAY IN A SOMEWHAT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCTURALLY DAMAGING THE AIRFRAME. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1320 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182A, N4080D, EXPERIENCED A HARD TOUCHDOWN WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 (4,425 FEET BY 75 FEET, CONCRETE) AT THE GROSSE ILE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WURTSMITH, MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT.
NTSB investigation
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