What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot bounced aircraft on landing. On the second bounce the nose came down hard and the prop hit the runway. The firewall was damaged and the forward belly skins were wrinkled.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BOUNCED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE CAME DOWN HARD AND THE PROP HIT THE RUNWAY. THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED AND THE FORWARD BELLY SKINS WERE WRINKLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N789EP · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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