What happened
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(-23) N100UX, great lakes airlines flight 5070 was inbound from saf to den. Check airman was conducting first officer ioe. First officer was the flying pilot landing at den. During touchdown runway 34R, the aircraft landed hard on the nose gear causing minor damage to the nose gear drag brace. First officer stated he was on speed and the aircraft just kind of settled and landed hard nose first. The check airman stated the approach was normal to runway 34R except for the last 4 feet above ground. The f/o began to drift off centerline, and allowed the nose to drop as he corrected for drift and reduced power. The check airman stated he was able to get on the controls but not soon enough to recover. The aircraft was taxied to the gate by the check airman during which time the nose gear light down extinguished and the gear in transit light came on. Maintenance was notified and the passengers deplaned at the gate. There were no injuries. Weather was VMC with winds 040 @ 7 KTS.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N100UX, GREAT LAKES AIRLINES FLIGHT 5070 WAS INBOUND FROM SAF TO DEN. CHECK AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING FIRST OFFICER IOE. FIRST OFFICER WAS THE FLYING PILOT LANDING AT DEN. DURING TOUCHDOWN RUNWAY 34R, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE. FIRST OFFICER STATED HE WAS ON SPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT JUST KIND OF SETTLED AND LANDED HARD NOSE FIRST. THE CHECK AIRMAN STATED THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL TO RUNWAY 34R EXCEPT FOR THE LAST 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND. THE F/O BEGAN TO DRIFT OFF CENTERLINE, AND ALLOWED THE NOSE TO DROP AS HE CORRECTED FOR DRIFT AND REDUCED POWER. THE CHECK AIRMAN STATED HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE CONTROLS BUT NOT SOON ENOUGH TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE BY THE CHECK AIRMAN DURING WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT DOWN EXTINGUISHED AND THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED AT THE GATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS 040 @ 7 KTS.
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