What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 12, 2011, I spoke with privacy data omitted on my office phone at the albany FSDO. I asked, and he stated that he was the pilot of a C-172, N83PD, that had a hard landing at the Schenectady County Airport on December 01, 2011 at privacy data omitted confirmed that he was landing on runway 28, and that the winds were from 310 degrees at approximately 15 knots. privacy data omitted Explained that he was on short final, when the airplane "just dropped" and bounced hard onto the runway. The privacy data omitted stated he pushed the nose over to get back on the ground, but pushed too hard causing the plane to bounce two or three more times before he could control the plane, and taxi it off the runway. privacy data omitted Then proceeded to taxi the plane to the tie down area by the t-hangers, and shut down the engine. Once he got out of the airplane, he saw the damage to the propeller, and fuselage, and called the owner of the airplane to report the damage.privacy data omitted Stated that the winds were a bit gusty, but that he did not correct for the sudden drop on short final correctly.privacy data omitted Stated his pilot hours to be recorded on the 8020-23 accident report.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 12, 2011, I SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON MY OFFICE PHONE AT THE ALBANY FSDO. I ASKED, AND HE STATED THAT HE WAS THE PILOT OF A C-172, N83PD, THAT HAD A HARD LANDING AT THE SCHENECTADY COUNTY AIRPORT ON DECEMBER 01, 2011 AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONFIRMED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, AND THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 310 DEGREES AT APPROXIMATELY 15 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL, WHEN THE AIRPLANE "JUST DROPPED" AND BOUNCED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO GET BACK ON THE GROUND, BUT PUSHED TOO HARD CAUSING THE PLANE TO BOUNCE TWO OR THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE HE COULD CONTROL THE PLANE, AND TAXI IT OFF THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI THE PLANE TO THE TIE DOWN AREA BY THE T-HANGERS, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. ONCE HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, HE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE, AND CALLED THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE TO REPORT THE DAMAGE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE A BIT GUSTY, BUT THAT HE DID NOT CORRECT FOR THE SUDDEN DROP ON SHORT FINAL CORRECTLY.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HIS PILOT HOURS TO BE RECORDED ON THE 8020-23 ACCIDENT REPORT.
NTSB investigation
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