What happened
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(-23) April 6, 2003 robert Douglas kunstmann while on final approach in a long-ez, N485SP, to Fullerton airport experienced a high sink rate immediately prior to touchdown resulting in a hard landing. The hard landing resulted in the collapse of the nose gear and tore the right main wheel from the fiberglass landing gear strut. Parts of both wheel pants and the right wheel bounced up into the propeller, damaging the propeller and cowling. The right wing tip also made contact with the ground causing damage to the bottom of the right vertical fin. When the nose gear collapsed the fiberglass nose struck the runway causing minor damage to the nose skin.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APRIL 6, 2003 ROBERT DOUGLAS KUNSTMANN WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH IN A LONG-EZ, N485SP, TO FULLERTON AIRPORT EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND TORE THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL FROM THE FIBERGLASS LANDING GEAR STRUT. PARTS OF BOTH WHEEL PANTS AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BOUNCED UP INTO THE PROPELLER, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND COWLING. THE RIGHT WING TIP ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT VERTICAL FIN. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED THE FIBERGLASS NOSE STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SKIN.
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