20030921031739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20R · Quakertown, PA · September 21, 2003

Date
September 21, 2003 · 11:45 local
Place
Quakertown, PA
Airport
Quakertown Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6VW
Reported as
Mooney M20R
Reported engine
Continental IO550*
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total120 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot attempted landing at Quakertown Airport (ukt) on runway 11. Bounced aircraft and porpoised 2 or 3 times. Landed on nose gear very hard, striking propeller on runway. Performed go-around and made normal pattern entry, landing ok. Damage occurred to propeller and nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT QUAKERTOWN AIRPORT (UKT) ON RUNWAY 11. BOUNCED AIRCRAFT AND PORPOISED 2 OR 3 TIMES. LANDED ON NOSE GEAR VERY HARD, STRIKING PROPELLER ON RUNWAY. PERFORMED GO-AROUND AND MADE NORMAL PATTERN ENTRY, LANDING OK. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO PROPELLER AND NOSE LANDING GEAR.