What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot landed on runway 27 at the Torchport airpark in Eastport, MI. During landing rollout, aircraft bounced into the air due to rolling terrain on runway. When aircraft settled back onto the runway, nose gear was torn loose from the aircraft, causing damage to the firewall, lower cowling, fuselage and propeller. There were no injuries. Runway 27 has rolling terrain in the vicinity of the accident scene. The airport manager has issued a permanent NOTAM cautioning pilots as to the uneven terrain located to the west of the displaced threshold on runway 27. While the rolling terrain on runway 27 is not believed to have caused this accident, it does present a challenging environment to a pilot, if encountered at high rates of ground speed and the failure to apply proper corrective landing techniques.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE TORCHPORT AIRPARK IN EASTPORT, MI. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR DUE TO ROLLING TERRAIN ON RUNWAY. WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR WAS TORN LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, LOWER COWLING, FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. RUNWAY 27 HAS ROLLING TERRAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPORT MANAGER HAS ISSUED A PERMANENT NOTAM CAUTIONING PILOTS AS TO THE UNEVEN TERRAIN LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 27. WHILE THE ROLLING TERRAIN ON RUNWAY 27 IS NOT BELIEVED TO HAVE CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT, IT DOES PRESENT A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT TO A PILOT, IF ENCOUNTERED AT HIGH RATES OF GROUND SPEED AND THE FAILURE TO APPLY PROPER CORRECTIVE LANDING TECHNIQUES.
NTSB investigation
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