What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 28, 2023, at approximately 0850 MDT, a T41 (R172E) aircraft was involved in an accident at the Alamogordo, NM airport, kalm. The pilot reported that during landing he touched down on the runway at too fast an airspeed (75+ knots), porpoised multiple times resulting in a blown nose-gear tire and a propellor strike (overall significant damage to the aircraft). The pilot reported (and an FAA airworthiness inspector later confirmed) there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. No FAA flight plan was filed. The flight originated at holloman air force base, khmn. The FAA private pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 28, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 MDT, A T41 (R172E) AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE ALAMOGORDO, NM AIRPORT, KALM. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT TOO FAST AN AIRSPEED (75+ KNOTS), PORPOISED MULTIPLE TIMES RESULTING IN A BLOWN NOSE-GEAR TIRE AND A PROPELLOR STRIKE (OVERALL SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT). THE PILOT REPORTED (AND AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR LATER CONFIRMED) THERE WERE NO PRE-ACCIDENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION. NO FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, KHMN. THE FAA PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.