What happened
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(-23) On Monday, August 12, 2002, at 1040 EDT, a Cessna 172RG, N888RG, owned by airventure aviation LLC and operated by Mr. Peter ernest trimm, made a hard landing on runway 22 at the greater Rochester international airport, Rochester, NY. The aircraft bounced about fifteen feet in the air and impacted the runway on the left side of the nose gear. The pilot taxied the aircraft off runway 22 and onto the northern end of taxiway "e". The engine started dented the nose gear wheelwell's top. The aircraft sustained major damage to the firewall bulkhead. The nose gear wheelwell's right rear structure was cracked in several places from the impact. The nose tire was blown from the impact with the runway, the three-bladed propeller sustained damage to the blade tips, caused by the runway impact. Fire and rescue responded and there were no injuries. The aircraft was towed to the hangar for future repairs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002, AT 1040 EDT, A CESSNA 172RG, N888RG, OWNED BY AIRVENTURE AVIATION LLC AND OPERATED BY MR. PETER ERNEST TRIMM, MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT THE GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ROCHESTER, NY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET IN THE AIR AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY 22 AND ONTO THE NORTHERN END OF TAXIWAY "E". THE ENGINE STARTED DENTED THE NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL'S TOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL BULKHEAD. THE NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL'S RIGHT REAR STRUCTURE WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM THE IMPACT. THE NOSE TIRE WAS BLOWN FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE THREE-BLADED PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE BLADE TIPS, CAUSED BY THE RUNWAY IMPACT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE HANGAR FOR FUTURE REPAIRS.
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