20160125000909I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · January 25, 2016

Date: January 25, 2016 · 17:30 local
Airport: Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 2PFS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N161DC
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 189 total18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student is certified rotorcraft pilot, student airplane pilot. Student pilot departed kucp at 1650 for klnn. Student was solo, but had been in contact with instructor; both had concerns about wind conditions. Klnn ATIS at time of arrival reported winds 170 degrees at 6 knots with gusts to 14 knots. Student made a normal landing on runway 23. During the low speed rollout, the student reported "the nose of the aircraft jumped up and the aircraft porpoised down the runway". During the oscillations the aircraft propeller struck the runway. There were no injuries. The aircraft received moderate damage to the propeller, and minor damage to the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT IS CERTIFIED ROTORCRAFT PILOT, STUDENT AIRPLANE PILOT. STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED KUCP AT 1650 FOR KLNN. STUDENT WAS SOLO, BUT HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH INSTRUCTOR; BOTH HAD CONCERNS ABOUT WIND CONDITIONS. KLNN ATIS AT TIME OF ARRIVAL REPORTED WINDS 170 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS. STUDENT MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 23. DURING THE LOW SPEED ROLLOUT, THE STUDENT REPORTED "THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED DOWN THE RUNWAY". DURING THE OSCILLATIONS THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.