What happened
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(-23) On touchdown aircraft bounced, pilot added power and aircraft veered off runway to the right. Left main landing gear hit hole collapsing gear, aircraft ground looped to the right striking left wing causing significant damage to it, damage to aircraft fuselage frame at gear attaching points, damage to engine cowling, fire wall and propeller. (.19) on September 15, 2002, approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Stinson L-5, N8369H, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain following a hard landing at Spanish Fork-Springville airport (U77), Spanish Fork, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for this local personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at 1100. According to the pilot, the airplane landed hard, bounced, and departed the right side of the runway. The airplane sustained damage to the outboard left wing spar, and left wing tip. (.4) on September 14, 2002, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a Stinson L-5E, N8369H, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain following a hard landing at Spanish Fork-Springville airport, Spanish Fork, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated approximately 1040 from nephi municipal airport, nephi, Utah. According to the pilot's accident report and a previous telephone conversation, the airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot said he added power. When the airplane touched down, "the nose had drifted to the right" and the airplane departed the runway. "I don't believe I applied sufficient rudder to offset the p-factor of the added power," the pilot wrote. The left main landing gear dropped into a hole and broke off. The airplane fell to the ground, damaging the outboard portion of the left wing spar and wing tip. The wooden prop was shattered, the firewall was wrinkled, and the carburetor and exhaust system were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, PILOT ADDED POWER AND AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT HOLE COLLAPSING GEAR, AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING LEFT WING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO IT, DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE FRAME AT GEAR ATTACHING POINTS, DAMAGE TO ENGINE COWLING, FIRE WALL AND PROPELLER. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A STINSON L-5, N8369H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING AT SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE AIRPORT (U77), SPANISH FORK, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THIS LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1100. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, BOUNCED, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEFT WING SPAR, AND LEFT WING TIP. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON L-5E, N8369H, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A HARD LANDING AT SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE AIRPORT, SPANISH FORK, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 1040 FROM NEPHI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEPHI, UTAH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT AND A PREVIOUS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED POWER. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, "THE NOSE HAD DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT" AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. "I DON'T BELIEVE I APPLIED SUFFICIENT RUDDER TO OFFSET THE P-FACTOR OF THE ADDED POWER," THE PILOT WROTE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DROPPED INTO A HOLE AND BROKE OFF. THE AIRPLANE FELL TO THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE LEFT WING SPAR AND WING TIP. THE WOODEN PROP WAS SHATTERED, THE FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED, AND THE CARBURETOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WERE DAMAGED.
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