What happened
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On 06/24/2022 at approximately 1200 EDT, a Howard C Jacquart model RV6A s/n 22369 privacy data omitted, experienced a hard landing at Baldwin Municipal Airport (7D3). The aircraft received minor damage and no injuries were reported.
The flight was being operated under visual meteorological conditions during the late morning flight on 06/24/2022. The weather in the local area (krqb) at 1215 EDT reported winds from 240 at 7 knots, variable winds from 190 to 260 with no gusts indicated. During the landing at 7D3 the pilot stated, ?while flaring, and without touching down, a wind gust picked the plane up, when it resettled it gently bounced back into the air, I added power to arrest decent, when the gear contacted the runway the plane bounced back into the air but higher, then upon touching down somewhat pitched forward attitude and right wing low, the nose gear bent under the cowling, propeller impacted the runway and the right wing tip contacted the runway until the plane came to a stop in the dirt and grass on the right side of runway wings level.? The aircraft was repositioned to a parking area. No injuries were reported.
Damage to the aircraft is as follows: nose landing gear strut and wheel assembly damaged, propeller spinner minor scrapes, propeller bent, probably engine internal damage from propeller strike, minor engine cowl damage, right landing gear wheel pant damaged, right wing tip bent/cracked/split, right wing landing light broken, right wing skin by landing lights bent/torn. No visible damage to right wing spar noted at this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/24/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT, A HOWARD C JACQUART MODEL RV6A S/N 22369 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT BALDWIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (7D3). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING FLIGHT ON 06/24/2022. THE WEATHER IN THE LOCAL AREA (KRQB) AT 1215 EDT REPORTED WINDS FROM 240 AT 7 KNOTS, VARIABLE WINDS FROM 190 TO 260 WITH NO GUSTS INDICATED. DURING THE LANDING AT 7D3 THE PILOT STATED, ?WHILE FLARING, AND WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN, A WIND GUST PICKED THE PLANE UP, WHEN IT RESETTLED IT GENTLY BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, I ADDED POWER TO ARREST DECENT, WHEN THE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY THE PLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR BUT HIGHER, THEN UPON TOUCHING DOWN SOMEWHAT PITCHED FORWARD ATTITUDE AND RIGHT WING LOW, THE NOSE GEAR BENT UNDER THE COWLING, PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP IN THE DIRT AND GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY WINGS LEVEL.? THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO A PARKING AREA. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS AS FOLLOWS: NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY DAMAGED, PROPELLER SPINNER MINOR SCRAPES, PROPELLER BENT, PROBABLY ENGINE INTERNAL DAMAGE FROM PROPELLER STRIKE, MINOR ENGINE COWL DAMAGE, RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT DAMAGED, RIGHT WING TIP BENT/CRACKED/SPLIT, RIGHT WING LANDING LIGHT BROKEN, RIGHT WING SKIN BY LANDING LIGHTS BENT/TORN. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING SPAR NOTED AT THIS TIME.