What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted - the airman was conducting touch and go landings on runway 18R at kmdh. On the second landing, with a slight crosswind from the left, the airman flared with a higher than normal pitch up to prevent a hard landing. The airman stated "as he flared he felt the left wing rise and tried to compensate, however, the aircraft bounced on the right main wheel once and then touched down on both main landing gear, then suddenly the aircraft went hard to the left." The aircraft departed the left side of the runway and struck a runway sign. The aircraft received minor damage to the nose cowling. The private pilot rated student pilot and sole occupant received no injuries. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ - THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18R AT KMDH. ON THE SECOND LANDING, WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, THE AIRMAN FLARED WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PITCH UP TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING. THE AIRMAN STATED "AS HE FLARED HE FELT THE LEFT WING RISE AND TRIED TO COMPENSATE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ONCE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT WENT HARD TO THE LEFT." THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING. THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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