What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Commerical/instrument (1200 hour pilot) and another eye witness saw the aircraft make a hard landing on the main gear and then bounce several feet up in the air. Aircraft floated above runway for about 50 feet, and then came down hard on the nose with the landing gear 85% retracted. Aircraft skidded down runway on nearly completely retracted nose gear, and propeller struck the runway several times before aircraft came to rest on retracted gear. Landing gear functioned normally once aircraft was placed on jacks on runway. Minor damage to belly skins and nose gear doors found, a bent propeller, and broken nose gear extension rods observed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) COMMERICAL/INSTRUMENT (1200 HOUR PILOT) AND ANOTHER EYE WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A HARD LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THEN BOUNCE SEVERAL FEET UP IN THE AIR. AIRCRAFT FLOATED ABOVE RUNWAY FOR ABOUT 50 FEET, AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WITH THE LANDING GEAR 85% RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY ON NEARLY COMPLETELY RETRACTED NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RETRACTED GEAR. LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS ON RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY SKINS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS FOUND, A BENT PROPELLER, AND BROKEN NOSE GEAR EXTENSION RODS OBSERVED.
Other reports on N4076N · 2
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