What happened
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As the plane approached the runway for landing, the pilot realized the nose was low, began the flare and came down hard on the landing gear. A porpoise resulted with the aircraft nose tire and strut becoming compressed to the limit resulting in a single prop blade striking the pavement. The pilot did not notice the prop strike, nor any vibration, and continued with the touch and go, completing two more landings. The pilot parked the aircraft, not realizing the extent of damage. A line personnel noticed the damage when he went to hangar the aircraft for the night. One prop blade was scraped and bent aft several inches in the outboard foot with the minimal damage to the other blade. The firewall and floor skins were wrinkled.
As the FAA filed it
AS THE PLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THE PILOT REALIZED THE NOSE WAS LOW, BEGAN THE FLARE AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE LANDING GEAR. A PORPOISE RESULTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TIRE AND STRUT BECOMING COMPRESSED TO THE LIMIT RESULTING IN A SINGLE PROP BLADE STRIKING THE PAVEMENT. THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE PROP STRIKE, NOR ANY VIBRATION, AND CONTINUED WITH THE TOUCH AND GO, COMPLETING TWO MORE LANDINGS. THE PILOT PARKED THE AIRCRAFT, NOT REALIZING THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. A LINE PERSONNEL NOTICED THE DAMAGE WHEN HE WENT TO HANGAR THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE NIGHT. ONE PROP BLADE WAS SCRAPED AND BENT AFT SEVERAL INCHES IN THE OUTBOARD FOOT WITH THE MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE OTHER BLADE. THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR SKINS WERE WRINKLED.
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