What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While performing normal takeoffs and landings on runway 14 at Nashua new hampshire airport on 6/30/03 between the evening hours of 5 and 6, student pilot ryan bell was flying solo when he failed to realize he had had a hard landing. Mr. Bell stated that he experienced a faster than normal rate of descent during the hard landing which he believed to be caused by the downdraft condition. At the time of the hard landing Mr. Bell was operating with a tailwind that he estimated at 320 degrees at 10/15 knots. Never experiencing a hard landing, Mr. Bell did not believe that the landing was abnormally hard (compared to a hovering auto rotation). He continued to fly in closed traffic and continued his solo flying on runway 32 as advised by the Nashua ATC tower. Mr. Bell acknowledged the damage to the aircraft when confronted by the owner.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 14 AT NASHUA NEW HAMPSHIRE AIRPORT ON 6/30/03 BETWEEN THE EVENING HOURS OF 5 AND 6, STUDENT PILOT RYAN BELL WAS FLYING SOLO WHEN HE FAILED TO REALIZE HE HAD HAD A HARD LANDING. MR. BELL STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A FASTER THAN NORMAL RATE OF DESCENT DURING THE HARD LANDING WHICH HE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY THE DOWNDRAFT CONDITION. AT THE TIME OF THE HARD LANDING MR. BELL WAS OPERATING WITH A TAILWIND THAT HE ESTIMATED AT 320 DEGREES AT 10/15 KNOTS. NEVER EXPERIENCING A HARD LANDING, MR. BELL DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE LANDING WAS ABNORMALLY HARD (COMPARED TO A HOVERING AUTO ROTATION). HE CONTINUED TO FLY IN CLOSED TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED HIS SOLO FLYING ON RUNWAY 32 AS ADVISED BY THE NASHUA ATC TOWER. MR. BELL ACKNOWLEDGED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WHEN CONFRONTED BY THE OWNER.
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