What happened
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(.19) On August 7, 2002, at 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N1727V, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (mpo), Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. The certificated student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country flight that originated at the danbury municipal airport (dan), danbury, Connecticut, at 0900. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the student pilot departed danbury and flew to Mount Pocono airport. The student pilot landed hard on runway 31 and porpoised several times before he aborted the landing. The student pilot then flew to sullivan county international airport, landed, and taxied to the ramp to purchase fuel. After shutting down the airplane, an airframe and powerplant mechanic informed the student pilot that the nose gear strut had collapsed and was covered with oil. The student pilot then contacted his flight instructor, and the flight was cancelled. An FAA inspector performed an examination of the airplane. According tothe inspector, the nose strut metering piston was damaged and the attachment bolt was sheared. The firewall was buckled from the bottom to 6 inches above the top of the nose strut, and the nose tire was damaged. The student pilot reported a total of 70 flight hours. Weather at the airport at the time of the accident included wind from 320 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, and few clouds 8,500 feet. (-23) Mr. Jack traugott, student pilot was conducting a solo, long cross country flight that originated in danbury, CT. Mr. Traugott was flying a Cessna CE-172-M and his planned route was mt. Pocono, PA, (mpo), sullivan county, NY (msv) and back to danbury, CT (dxr). During a landing at mpo. The aircraft "porpoised" several times and the pilot continued on to msv. During refueling at msv, an A&P mechanic noticed the nose strut was collapsed and there was hydraulic fluid leaking out. Abe FSDO management requested an aircraft inspection be conducted at msv by inspectors of the albany, NY FSDO. The inspection revealed the aircraft's firewall and floor boards were also buckled.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 7, 2002, AT 1000 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N1727V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MPO), MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT THE DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DAN), DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, AT 0900. A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED DANBURY AND FLEW TO MOUNT POCONO AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 31 AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HE ABORTED THE LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN FLEW TO SULLIVAN COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LANDED, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO PURCHASE FUEL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE AIRPLANE, AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC INFORMED THE STUDENT PILOT THAT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HAD COLLAPSED AND WAS COVERED WITH OIL. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN CONTACTED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. AN FAA INSPECTOR PERFORMED AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TOTHE INSPECTOR, THE NOSE STRUT METERING PISTON WAS DAMAGED AND THE ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS SHEARED. THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED FROM THE BOTTOM TO 6 INCHES ABOVE THE TOP OF THE NOSE STRUT, AND THE NOSE TIRE WAS DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL OF 70 FLIGHT HOURS. WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED WIND FROM 320 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, AND FEW CLOUDS 8,500 FEET. (-23) MR. JACK TRAUGOTT, STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO, LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED IN DANBURY, CT. MR. TRAUGOTT WAS FLYING A CESSNA CE-172-M AND HIS PLANNED ROUTE WAS MT. POCONO, PA, (MPO), SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (MSV) AND BACK TO DANBURY, CT (DXR). DURING A LANDING AT MPO. THE AIRCRAFT "PORPOISED" SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PILOT CONTINUED ON TO MSV. DURING REFUELING AT MSV, AN A&P MECHANIC NOTICED THE NOSE STRUT WAS COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING OUT. ABE FSDO MANAGEMENT REQUESTED AN AIRCRAFT INSPECTION BE CONDUCTED AT MSV BY INSPECTORS OF THE ALBANY, NY FSDO. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL AND FLOOR BOARDS WERE ALSO BUCKLED.
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