What happened
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First pilot was current and acting as PIC. Second pilot (CFI) was administering a flight review as required by FAR part 61.56 to first pilot. Upon landing runway 35, just as the aircraft entered the flare first pilot reported aircraft was hit by a wind gust and he was unable to orientate aircraft into proper flare attitude. Aircraft touched down nose low attitude, with the left main and nose wheel contacting simultaneously. After taxiing to parking area, pilot noticed damage to nose wheel and tire. Subsequent inspection by maintenance found firewall buckling in the area of nose strut attach point. Note: runway 35 has a pronounced upslope. Touch down zone elevation 46 ft MSL, mid and end elevations are 79 ft MSL. Runway 35 is 25 feet narrower than primary runway pilot is use to using at bhb. Aircraft is based at bhb
As the FAA filed it
FIRST PILOT WAS CURRENT AND ACTING AS PIC. SECOND PILOT (CFI) WAS ADMINISTERING A FLIGHT REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY FAR PART 61.56 TO FIRST PILOT.UPON LANDING RUNWAY 35, JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE FLARE FIRST PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A WIND GUST AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ORIENTATE AIRCRAFT INTO PROPER FLARE ATTITUDE.AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, WITH THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL CONTACTING SIMULTANEOUSLY.AFTER TAXIING TO PARKING AREA, PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE FOUND FIREWALL BUCKLING IN THE AREA OF NOSE STRUT ATTACH POINT.NOTE: RUNWAY 35 HAS A PRONOUNCED UPSLOPE. TOUCH DOWN ZONE ELEVATION 46 FT MSL, MID AND END ELEVATIONS ARE 79 FT MSL. RUNWAY 35 IS 25 FEET NARROWER THAN PRIMARY RUNWAY PILOT IS USE TO USING AT BHB. AIRCRAFT IS BASED AT BHB
NTSB investigation
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