What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted stated that on 11/02/05, he started his airplane and shut it down before entering runway 28 at 7B6. He got out of the aircraft to check if the front strut was still up before continuing his flight to brainard airport (hfd). The passenger decided he didn't want to go on the flight. After landing at hfd, he checked the front strut and it was still up. He checked the strut again before departure. The winds were gusting 15 to 20 mph from the northwest during his landing at Skylark (7B6). He touched down on the main gear to minimize weight on the front strut. He saw someone mowing grass near the taxiway and heard a couple of pinging sounds. He figured the sounds were from the mower unit, when in actuality, it was the propeller striking the ground. He taxied back to the tiedown and covered the aircraft. The front strut was still up. He didn't notice the propeller damage until two days later. privacy data omitted Stated on 11/09/05 that several days prior the the pilot's privacy data omitted flight to hfd, he serviced the nose landing gear strut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ STATED THAT ON 11/02/05, HE STARTED HIS AIRPLANE AND SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE ENTERING RUNWAY 28 AT 7B6. HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK IF THE FRONT STRUT WAS STILL UP BEFORE CONTINUING HIS FLIGHT TO BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD). THE PASSENGER DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING AT HFD, HE CHECKED THE FRONT STRUT AND IT WAS STILL UP. HE CHECKED THE STRUT AGAIN BEFORE DEPARTURE. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING HIS LANDING AT SKYLARK (7B6). HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR TO MINIMIZE WEIGHT ON THE FRONT STRUT. HE SAW SOMEONE MOWING GRASS NEAR THE TAXIWAY AND HEARD A COUPLE OF PINGING SOUNDS. HE FIGURED THE SOUNDS WERE FROM THE MOWER UNIT, WHEN IN ACTUALITY, IT WAS THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. HE TAXIED BACK TO THE TIEDOWN AND COVERED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FRONT STRUT WAS STILL UP. HE DIDN'T NOTICE THE PROPELLER DAMAGE UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED STATED ON 11/09/05 THAT SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR THE THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA O^ FLIGHT TO HFD, HE SERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT.
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