What happened
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Aircraft performing touch and go's at Sundance Airpark. Upon completion of the second touch and go, with full power in a climb at an altitude of approximately 15 feet, the nose of the aircraft pitched down abruptly. The aircraft's nose gear contacted the runway hard, followed immediately by the main gear contacting the runwayand bouncing the aircraft approximately 10 to 15 feet back into the air, resulting in collapse of the nose landing gear, engine sudden stop with prop damage. The aircraft veered left into the grass and came to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT SUNDANCE AIRPARK. UPON COMPLETION OF THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO, WITH FULL POWER IN A CLIMB AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ABRUPTLY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAYAND BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR, RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE SUDDEN STOP WITH PROP DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP.
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