What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 17, 2022 at approximately 1500 the pilot reported he departed Cannon Creek air park (15FL) on runway 27 for a routine 30 minute flight. After completing a series of performance checks, with no defects noted, the aircraft returned back to 15FL using active runway 27 for landing.
The pilot reported during initial landing touchdown the aircraft bounced back up into the air. He stated he applied power with bounce recovery techniques with no success. The aircraft bounced a second time causing the nose gear fairing to drag the turf which lead to the subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear and the aircraft flipping nose over causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
The pilot evacuated the aircraft and was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. According to the pilot he sustained no injusries and was released frotm the hospital the same day.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 17, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED CANNON CREEK AIR PARK (15FL) ON RUNWAY 27 FOR A ROUTINE 30 MINUTE FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING A SERIES OF PERFORMANCE CHECKS, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO 15FL USING ACTIVE RUNWAY 27 FOR LANDING.
THE PILOT REPORTED DURING INITIAL LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK UP INTO THE AIR. HE STATED HE APPLIED POWER WITH BOUNCE RECOVERY TECHNIQUES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A SECOND TIME CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR FAIRING TO DRAG THE TURF WHICH LEAD TO THE SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING NOSE OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE SUSTAINED NO INJUSRIES AND WAS RELEASED FROTM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY.
NTSB investigation
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