What happened
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(-23) On April 19, 2008 mdst, Beech BE-23, N23845 departed and stayed in traffic pattern for touch and go landings at Santa Fe airport (ksaf). After approximately one hour, stated to tower that this would be the last landing and taxi to hangar. Upon landing, aircraft ballooned back into the air, airman either relaxed back pressure or applied forward control, at which time aircraft impacted runway in a nose low attitude breaking nose gear aft to belly, and damaging prop, engine, engine mount, exhaust pipe, cowling etc. Nose gear broke out of mount and impacted and damaged lower firewall. There were no injuries. Aircraft landed on runway 20 with wind at 230/4.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 19, 2008 MDST, BEECH BE-23, N23845 DEPARTED AND STAYED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SANTA FE AIRPORT (KSAF). AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, STATED TO TOWER THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LAST LANDING AND TAXI TO HANGAR. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT BALLOONED BACK INTO THE AIR, AIRMAN EITHER RELAXED BACK PRESSURE OR APPLIED FORWARD CONTROL, AT WHICH TIME AIRCRAFT IMPACTED RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE BREAKING NOSE GEAR AFT TO BELLY, AND DAMAGING PROP, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT, EXHAUST PIPE, COWLING ETC. NOSE GEAR BROKE OUT OF MOUNT AND IMPACTED AND DAMAGED LOWER FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 WITH WIND AT 230/4.
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