What happened
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(-23)privacy data omittedwas returning to pdk airport after completing his required solo long cross country trip. While making his approach into the airport, his approach speed was higher than normal. Asprivacy data omittedbegan his roundout, the plane began to porpoise. As a result, the airplane came down hard and bounced on the runway and became airborne. It then bounced another time and became airborne again. As the airplane returned to the runway, the nose gear struck first which resulted in the propellers striking the runway.privacy data omittedWas able to regain control of the airplane and eventually brought the airplane to a complete stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)^PRIVACY D^WAS RETURNING TO PDK AIRPORT AFTER COMPLETING HIS REQUIRED SOLO LONG CROSS COUNTRY TRIP. WHILE MAKING HIS APPROACH INTO THE AIRPORT, HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. AS^PRIVACY D^BEGAN HIS ROUNDOUT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AS A RESULT, THE AIRPLANE CAME DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY AND BECAME AIRBORNE. IT THEN BOUNCED ANOTHER TIME AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. AS THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK FIRST WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE RUNWAY.^PRIVACY D^WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND EVENTUALLY BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO A COMPLETE STOP.
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