What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 18, 2025, between 1600-1720 PST, the pilot departed corvallis municipal airport (cvo) direct to Albany Municipal Airport (S12). While conducting closed traffic at S12, the first landing was uneventful. On the second landing the aircraft porpoised and sustained a hard landing and a propeller strike. The pilot shut down the engine, then restarted and completed five additional landings in the traffic pattern. The aircraft returned direct to cvo at 1720 PST time and was secured with no post-flight inspection performed. Damaged was discovered the following day August 19, 2025. August 25, 2025, certified a&p/ia performed a hard landing inspection making the aircraft unairworthy due to propeller strike, firewall and fuselage damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 18, 2025, BETWEEN 1600-1720 PST, THE PILOT DEPARTED CORVALLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVO) DIRECT TO ALBANY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S12). WHILE CONDUCTING CLOSED TRAFFIC AT S12, THE FIRST LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING AND A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, THEN RESTARTED AND COMPLETED FIVE ADDITIONAL LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED DIRECT TO CVO AT 1720 PST TIME AND WAS SECURED WITH NO POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION PERFORMED. DAMAGED WAS DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY AUGUST 19, 2025. AUGUST 25, 2025, CERTIFIED A&P/IA PERFORMED A HARD LANDING INSPECTION MAKING THE AIRCRAFT UNAIRWORTHY DUE TO PROPELLER STRIKE, FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE.
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