What happened
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Reviewed aircraft and engine log books the aircraft and engine were within their annual and 100 hour inspections. Reviewed pilot's medical. 2nd class and current. Reviewed pilot's log book it was up todate.
Interviewed the pilot concerning the flight. He stated he was performing practice touch-and-go landings and on his 7th touch-and-go the aircraft bounced and when it came back down to the runway it hit on its rear wheels and then the front wheel with the propeller striking the runway. ^Mr. Manik^ provided a signed statement.
Inspected the aircraft. The aircraft had been towed into the hangar and cordoned off. Initial look showed the front tire to be flat with the nose gear angled toward the tail of the aircraft. Looking inside the cowling the tubular struts holding the nose gear and engine mounts were bent and broken. It was evident that numerous nose gear mount struts were broken and buckled. The engine mount tubes were bent and the fire wall was buckled at the attachment point for the lower right hand engine mount strut. Approximately two inches of propeller tip was curled forward on both tips of the propeller.
As the FAA filed it
REVIEWED AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOG BOOKS THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE WITHIN THEIR ANNUAL AND 100 HOUR INSPECTIONS. REVIEWED PILOT'S MEDICAL. 2ND CLASS AND CURRENT. REVIEWED PILOT'S LOG BOOK IT WAS UP TODATE.
INTERVIEWED THE PILOT CONCERNING THE FLIGHT. HE STATED HE WAS PERFORMING PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AND ON HIS 7TH TOUCH-AND-GO THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY IT HIT ON ITS REAR WHEELS AND THEN THE FRONT WHEEL WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. ^MR. MANIK^ PROVIDED A SIGNED STATEMENT.
INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWED INTO THE HANGAR AND CORDONED OFF. INITIAL LOOK SHOWED THE FRONT TIRE TO BE FLAT WITH THE NOSE GEAR ANGLED TOWARD THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. LOOKING INSIDE THE COWLING THE TUBULAR STRUTS HOLDING THE NOSE GEAR AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT AND BROKEN. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT NUMEROUS NOSE GEAR MOUNT STRUTS WERE BROKEN AND BUCKLED. THE ENGINE MOUNT TUBES WERE BENT AND THE FIRE WALL WAS BUCKLED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE LOWER RIGHT HAND ENGINE MOUNT STRUT. APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP WAS CURLED FORWARD ON BOTH TIPS OF THE PROPELLER.
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