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FAA incident report · Diamon DA20C1 · Alturas, CA · October 21, 2006

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Date
October 21, 2006 · 12:30 local
Place
Alturas, CA
Airport
Alturas Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N893CT
Reported as
Diamon DA20C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total38 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This student pilot was on his first solo cross-country (three legs) that originated out of the reno/stead, Nevada (4SD)airport. Upon landing during the second leg the pilot said in his written statment that he was doing a short field procedure, but during the roll-out the airplane became airborne again and started bouncing when he touched back down. He stated that on the third bounce the nose wheel broke off and the propeller hit the runway. He rolled to a stop near the edge of the runway. The airplane has damage to the lower portion of the nose landing gear and the propeller blade tips are broken off. The student pilot was not injured. Pilot's statement: this morning I was flying a three leg solo cross country flight: 4SD-kcic-kaat-4SD. On the second leg of the flight I left chico, CA at 1840Z. I arrived in the Alturas, CA area around 1930Z. The atos reported variable winds at 4 knots. I called Alturas traffic on 122.8 and asked for traffic advisories. There were no other aircraft in the vicinity. The FBO responded that winds were easterly and confirmed there was no other traffic. The runways at Alturas are 3-21 and 13-31 with right hand traffic on 13 and 21. Since winds were light and variable, I chose runway 21. My course from chico lined me up for a right downwind leg for 21. I flew the downwind leg, then a right base, then final but I didn't like my alignment with the runway and chose to go around. On the next approach I was lined up properly and landed. I decided to execute a short field procedure. When the main gear was down, I switched the flap control to full-up, applied full braking and pulled the stick completely to the rear. Suddenly the aircraft lifted off the runway. I pushed the stick forward and the aircraft bounced. It bounced twice more and the third time I heard a loud noise that I discovered later was the nose wheel breaking. The wooden prop hit the pavement and shredded the tips. I rolled to a stop at the right edge of the runway and called for assistance. When help arrived we pulled the aircarft off the runway and I called you.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY (THREE LEGS) THAT ORIGINATED OUT OF THE RENO/STEAD, NEVADA (4SD)AIRPORT. UPON LANDING DURING THE SECOND LEG THE PILOT SAID IN HIS WRITTEN STATMENT THAT HE WAS DOING A SHORT FIELD PROCEDURE, BUT DURING THE ROLL-OUT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND STARTED BOUNCING WHEN HE TOUCHED BACK DOWN. HE STATED THAT ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY. HE ROLLED TO A STOP NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE HAS DAMAGE TO THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS ARE BROKEN OFF. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. PILOT'S STATEMENT: THIS MORNING I WAS FLYING A THREE LEG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT: 4SD-KCIC-KAAT-4SD. ON THE SECOND LEG OF THE FLIGHT I LEFT CHICO, CA AT 1840Z. I ARRIVED IN THE ALTURAS, CA AREA AROUND 1930Z. THE ATOS REPORTED VARIABLE WINDS AT 4 KNOTS. I CALLED ALTURAS TRAFFIC ON 122.8 AND ASKED FOR TRAFFIC ADVISORIES. THERE WERE NO OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE VICINITY. THE FBO RESPONDED THAT WINDS WERE EASTERLY AND CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC. THE RUNWAYS AT ALTURAS ARE 3-21 AND 13-31 WITH RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC ON 13 AND 21. SINCE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, I CHOSE RUNWAY 21. MY COURSE FROM CHICO LINED ME UP FOR A RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG FOR 21. I FLEW THE DOWNWIND LEG, THEN A RIGHT BASE, THEN FINAL BUT I DIDN'T LIKE MY ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY AND CHOSE TO GO AROUND. ON THE NEXT APPROACH I WAS LINED UP PROPERLY AND LANDED. I DECIDED TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD PROCEDURE. WHEN THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN, I SWITCHED THE FLAP CONTROL TO FULL-UP, APPLIED FULL BRAKING AND PULLED THE STICK COMPLETELY TO THE REAR. SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. I PUSHED THE STICK FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. IT BOUNCED TWICE MORE AND THE THIRD TIME I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT I DISCOVERED LATER WAS THE NOSE WHEEL BREAKING. THE WOODEN PROP HIT THE PAVEMENT AND SHREDDED THE TIPS. I ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN HELP ARRIVED WE PULLED THE AIRCARFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND I CALLED YOU.