What happened
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(.19)On August 26, 2001, at 1102 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N98 69Q, was substantially damage while landing at Danbury Municipal Airport, Danbury, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight. No flight plan had been filed for the personal flight that was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to an inspector from the federal aviation administration (FAA), the pilot was landing on runway 17. The airplane bounced about five or six times, and then came to rest on the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that he had an airspeed indicator problem. According to data from the FAA, runway 17 was 3,135 feet long and 100 feet wide. The 1053 weather observation at Danbury, reported the winds were from 170 degrees at 6 knots. (-23) N9869Q, Cessna 172M, landed at Danbury airport, runway 17 and bounced 5 to 6 times prior to rolling off the right side of the runway into the grass area at 11:02 am on 08/26/01. The nose wheel tire was flat and the firewall is bent from the nose gear hitting the ground. The propeller blades ar e both bent, one at about 6 inches from the tip and the other about 12 inches from the tip.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON AUGUST 26, 2001, AT 1102 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N98 69Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES, AND THEN CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN AIRSPEED INDICATOR PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE FAA, RUNWAY 17 WAS 3,135 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET WIDE. THE 1053 WEATHER OBSERVATION AT DANBURY, REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 170 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. (-23) N9869Q, CESSNA 172M, LANDED AT DANBURY AIRPORT, RUNWAY 17 AND BOUNCED 5 TO 6 TIMES PRIOR TO ROLLING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA AT 11:02 AM ON 08/26/01. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE FIREWALL IS BENT FROM THE NOSE GEAR HITTING THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER BLADES AR E BOTH BENT, ONE AT ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND THE OTHER ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP.
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