What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 12, 2020 at 09:26 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna 172 aircraft, N122PW, registered to privacy data omitted and operated by a student pilot for a personal flight received minor damage when it porpoised during landing.
Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and received no injuries. The flight originated from Kalamazoo airport (azo) Kalamazoo, MI at approximately 09:15 EDT.
The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 35 and was slightly fast on touchdown. The aircraft bounced and he failed to make the proper correction and the subsequent porpoise sheared the nose gear. The aircraft sustained nose gear, propeller damage and minor damage to the belly and cowling. There is no obvious major structural damage.
Weather at azo airport at 13:30 zulu was: wind 030 degrees at 6 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered 10,000 , temp 23C dew point 18C and altimeter 2985.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 12, 2020 AT 09:26 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N122PW, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT PORPOISED DURING LANDING.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KALAMAZOO AIRPORT (AZO) KALAMAZOO, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 EDT.
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AND WAS SLIGHTLY FAST ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND HE FAILED TO MAKE THE PROPER CORRECTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT PORPOISE SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND COWLING. THERE IS NO OBVIOUS MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.
WEATHER AT AZO AIRPORT AT 13:30 ZULU WAS: WIND 030 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, SCATTERED 10,000 , TEMP 23C DEW POINT 18C AND ALTIMETER 2985.
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