What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 3, 2005, at 1145EST, a Cessna 172, N4980R, owned and operated by the jax navy flying club porpoised during a landing on runway 25 at the Herlong Airport located near Jacksonville, Florida, causing substantial damage to the firewall, engine mount, and propeller tips. Following the porpoising, the student pilot added power, made a go-around and landed successfully. She then taxied to the ramp to inspect the airplane. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot, privacy data omitted holds a student pilot certificate privacy data omitted. The training flight originated at the Herlong Airport on March 3, 2005 at approximately 1115EST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2005, AT 1145EST, A CESSNA 172, N4980R, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE JAX NAVY FLYING CLUB PORPOISED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE HERLONG AIRPORT LOCATED NEAR JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, AND PROPELLER TIPS. FOLLOWING THE PORPOISING, THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER, MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. SHE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO INSPECT THE AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HERLONG AIRPORT ON MARCH 3, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115EST.
NTSB investigation
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