What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot in command and sole occupant of N98395 reported that he had spent some time flying in the local practice area and was returning to land on runway 36L at the Southern Illinois regional airport. Upon initial touchdown on runway 36L, the aircraft bounced back into the air and then settled down onto the runway in a nose low orientation. The incident resulted in damage to the propeller as the aircraft came into contact with the runway surface. The winds on the surface were reported to be from 330 degrees at 15 knots with gusts to 18 knots. There were no injuries as a result of this event and this report is being filed to close incident number privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N98395 REPORTED THAT HE HAD SPENT SOME TIME FLYING IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA AND WAS RETURNING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36L AT THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 36L, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND THEN SETTLED DOWN ONTO THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ORIENTATION. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE WINDS ON THE SURFACE WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM 330 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 18 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT AND THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED TO CLOSE INCIDENT NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
Other reports on N98395 · 3
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