What happened
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(-23) Traveled to Herbert Smart airport Macon, GA after receiving a phone-in report from wayne newton at southeastern flight school of an incident involving aircraft N2046L. On September 17, 2002 at approximately 1115 hours while piloting N2046L, donald walloch came in fast on his first landing attempt at which time the aircraft bounced after initial contact with the ground. The nose came back down but since he didn't notice anything wrong with the aircraft, he continued practicing and landing six more times. After parking the aircraft he noticed the propeller blades were bent and immediately notified the chief flight instructor. Flight instructor saralice tushar witnessed the landing and stated he saw the aircraft coming in for a fast landing and saw the nose wheel hit the ground first and then the main wheels at which time the aircraft bounced twice and came down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TRAVELED TO HERBERT SMART AIRPORT MACON, GA AFTER RECEIVING A PHONE-IN REPORT FROM WAYNE NEWTON AT SOUTHEASTERN FLIGHT SCHOOL OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AIRCRAFT N2046L. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115 HOURS WHILE PILOTING N2046L, DONALD WALLOCH CAME IN FAST ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE NOSE CAME BACK DOWN BUT SINCE HE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT, HE CONTINUED PRACTICING AND LANDING SIX MORE TIMES. AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SARALICE TUSHAR WITNESSED THE LANDING AND STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT COMING IN FOR A FAST LANDING AND SAW THE NOSE WHEEL HIT THE GROUND FIRST AND THEN THE MAIN WHEELS AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND CAME DOWN.
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