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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 152 · Eugene, OR · July 17, 2004

Date: July 17, 2004 · 17:00 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EM8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N94299
Reported as: Cessna 152
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N94299Registration cancelled Oct 5, 2019 · Cessna 152S/N 15285646 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 152 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 approached to land at eug on touch down the airplane bounced back into the air, power was applied and the second bounce ensued, again power was applied and the third bounce was much harder and nose down. This impact damaged the nose strut bent the engine mount assy and the prop struck the runway causing damage to the prop tip. The aircraft settled down after the third bounce and was landed without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT APPROACHED TO LAND AT EUG ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE SECOND BOUNCE ENSUED, AGAIN POWER WAS APPLIED AND THE THIRD BOUNCE WAS MUCH HARDER AND NOSE DOWN. THIS IMPACT DAMAGED THE NOSE STRUT BENT THE ENGINE MOUNT ASSY AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP TIP. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE AND WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.