What happened
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Pilot was on a IFR flight plan from dts to his home base fmy when weather began to deteriorate along his planned route. He canceled his IFR flight plan and diverted to gnv to wait for the weather to clear. He was initially cleared to land gnv runway 7, privacy data omitted, realizing he was too high and close to make runway 7 requested from the tower, and received permission to perform a 360 degree turn. At the completion of this maneuver he was in a better position to land runway 11. Gnv tower cleared him for a straight in approach for landing runway 11. The controller reported the wind was calm at the time. The pilot stated he thought his approach was normal. He stated he touched down hard and fast and he bounced three times. Upon touchdown the nose gear assembly and nose gear mount was driven upward about 3 to 4 inches causing damage to the forward bulkhead, external nose section top skins and damage to the windshield center post and windshield. In addition the right propeller made contact with the ground severely damaging both propeller blades. He taxied to the side of the active run way where he shut down the aircraft, he informed gnv tower he had an accident and requested assistance in moving his aircraft. Maintenance personnel from university air center FBO recovered the aircraft and towed it to a maintenance hangar for storage. Mr. Morgan stated he has never landed at gnv before. He stated he has owned this aircraft for 15 years has about 1,000 hours in the aircraft with approximately 1400 landings. He stated the weather at gnv was light rain and light wind, he didn?t feel the weather was a factor. He stated his total time was about 2,000 hours, his last bi-annual flight review was performed on 05/06/13.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM DTS TO HIS HOME BASE FMY WHEN WEATHER BEGAN TO DETERIORATE ALONG HIS PLANNED ROUTE. HE CANCELED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND DIVERTED TO GNV TO WAIT FOR THE WEATHER TO CLEAR. HE WAS INITIALLY CLEARED TO LAND GNV RUNWAY 7, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REALIZING HE WAS TOO HIGH AND CLOSE TO MAKE RUNWAY 7 REQUESTED FROM THE TOWER, AND RECEIVED PERMISSION TO PERFORM A 360 DEGREE TURN. AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS MANEUVER HE WAS IN A BETTER POSITION TO LAND RUNWAY 11. GNV TOWER CLEARED HIM FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR LANDING RUNWAY 11. THE CONTROLLER REPORTED THE WIND WAS CALM AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HIS APPROACH WAS NORMAL. HE STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND FAST AND HE BOUNCED THREE TIMES. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND NOSE GEAR MOUNT WAS DRIVEN UPWARD ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD BULKHEAD, EXTERNAL NOSE SECTION TOP SKINS AND DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD CENTER POST AND WINDSHIELD. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND SEVERELY DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. HE TAXIED TO THE SIDE OF THE ACTIVE RUN WAY WHERE HE SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT, HE INFORMED GNV TOWER HE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN MOVING HIS AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM UNIVERSITY AIR CENTER FBO RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AND TOWED IT TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR STORAGE. MR. MORGAN STATED HE HAS NEVER LANDED AT GNV BEFORE. HE STATED HE HAS OWNED THIS AIRCRAFT FOR 15 YEARS HAS ABOUT 1,000 HOURS IN THE AIRCRAFT WITH APPROXIMATELY 1400 LANDINGS. HE STATED THE WEATHER AT GNV WAS LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT WIND, HE DIDN?T FEEL THE WEATHER WAS A FACTOR. HE STATED HIS TOTAL TIME WAS ABOUT 2,000 HOURS, HIS LAST BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS PERFORMED ON 05/06/13.
NTSB investigation
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