What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was returning from a solo cross country flight. According to witness statements, during the landing attempt the aircraft initially contacted the ground on all three landing gear, then bounced approximately 15 to 20 feet into the air. The aircraft returned to the runway a second time, contacting the main gear first, followed by the nose wheel and then bouncing into the air approximately 10 feet. The aircraft was then reported to descend toward the runway in an extreme nose down attitude striking the propeller and nose gear. The nosegear bent rearward and partially collapsed and the propeller hit the runway. The aircraft reportedly bounced two more times before coming to a complete stop.
Inspection of the aircraft confirms the collapse of the gear and striking the prop. The engine mount was broken apart in several places both around the nose gear mount and various supporting tubes connecting the mount to the firewall and engine. The firewall was heavily wrinkled. The belly was damaged from the nose gear bending rearward and contacting the belly.
Reccommend observation of primary instructor to review instruction techniques, knowledge and proficiency.
Determination will then be made if CFI 709 is necessary.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS, DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY CONTACTED THE GROUND ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, THEN BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY A SECOND TIME, CONTACTING THE MAIN GEAR FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL AND THEN BOUNCING INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REPORTED TO DESCEND TOWARD THE RUNWAY IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. THE NOSEGEAR BENT REARWARD AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY BOUNCED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONFIRMS THE COLLAPSE OF THE GEAR AND STRIKING THE PROP. THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN APART IN SEVERAL PLACES BOTH AROUND THE NOSE GEAR MOUNT AND VARIOUS SUPPORTING TUBES CONNECTING THE MOUNT TO THE FIREWALL AND ENGINE. THE FIREWALL WAS HEAVILY WRINKLED. THE BELLY WAS DAMAGED FROM THE NOSE GEAR BENDING REARWARD AND CONTACTING THE BELLY.
RECCOMMEND OBSERVATION OF PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR TO REVIEW INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCY.
DETERMINATION WILL THEN BE MADE IF CFI 709 IS NECESSARY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.