What happened
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The airman traveled to tulsa, ok to receive 2 hours of training in the Flight Designs gmbh, Ctls and then to ferry the aircraft tulsa to Hanford, CA (hjo). The pilot received training on aircraft operations and achieved a minimum of 10 landings during the 2 hour training course. The airman was assisted by another pilot while ferrying the aircraft home. No problems were noted during the three days the aircraft was ferried back. The airman noted that weather was questionable but that it had cleared to 4 miles of visibility in haze when they arrived at the hjo airport. The pilot made a straight in approach from the south to runway 32. On the first landing attempt the pilot noted that he flared the aircraft ?too high? Which resulted in a ?hard touchdown?. The aircraft then bounced back into the air approximately 3 feet. As the aircraft again settled towards the runway after the bounce the airman applied back pressure to land on the main wheels first but noted that there was no elevator authority because of the slow speeds. The airplane again made contact with the runway and bounced into the air. The pilot noted that the landing oscillations felt more violent with each touchdown and he initiated a go-around maneuver. While in the go-around the aircraft again made contact before resuming Flight. On the airman?s second attempt the airman again had a harder landing resulting in a bounce and a go-around was immediately initiated, contact with the ground occurred only once on the second attempt. The airman made a normal landing on the third attempt to land. A post Flight inspection revealed damage to the engine mounts and the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN TRAVELED TO TULSA, OK TO RECEIVE 2 HOURS OF TRAINING IN THE FLIGHT DESIGNS GMBH, CTLS AND THEN TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TULSA TO HANFORD, CA (HJO). THE PILOT RECEIVED TRAINING ON AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND ACHIEVED A MINIMUM OF 10 LANDINGS DURING THE 2 HOUR TRAINING COURSE. THE AIRMAN WAS ASSISTED BY ANOTHER PILOT WHILE FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT HOME. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED DURING THE THREE DAYS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED BACK. THE AIRMAN NOTED THAT WEATHER WAS QUESTIONABLE BUT THAT IT HAD CLEARED TO 4 MILES OF VISIBILITY IN HAZE WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE HJO AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH TO RUNWAY 32. ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT ?TOO HIGH? WHICH RESULTED IN A ?HARD TOUCHDOWN?. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET. AS THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN SETTLED TOWARDS THE RUNWAY AFTER THE BOUNCE THE AIRMAN APPLIED BACK PRESSURE TO LAND ON THE MAIN WHEELS FIRST BUT NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO ELEVATOR AUTHORITY BECAUSE OF THE SLOW SPEEDS. THE AIRPLANE AGAIN MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE LANDING OSCILLATIONS FELT MORE VIOLENT WITH EACH TOUCHDOWN AND HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. WHILE IN THE GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN MADE CONTACT BEFORE RESUMING FLIGHT. ON THE AIRMAN?S SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRMAN AGAIN HAD A HARDER LANDING RESULTING IN A BOUNCE AND A GO-AROUND WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED, CONTACT WITH THE GROUND OCCURRED ONLY ONCE ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE AIRMAN MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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