PLT OF A SMA SEL; AND MECH; FOUND THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED ON A POST FLT INSPECTION.

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FLEW THE ACFT FROM MCKINNEY ARPT TO ADDISON ARPT. AFTER SHUT DOWN AT ADDISON DISCOVERED PROP AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE. ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY DURING FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LNDG AT TKI; TX; SINCE IT WAS A TOUCH AND GO AND THE ACFT SOUNDED AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE ARRIVED BACK TO ADS; TX; ARPT 20 MI AWAY DID A POST FLT INSPECTION REVEAL THAT THE PROP AND NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED. HE STATED THAT HE FEELS REAL BAD AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT HIS INCIDENT SINCE HE IS CURRENTLY AN AIRLINE PLT WITH APPROX 22000 HRS TOTAL TIME. HOWEVER; HE ONLY HAD A CHK OUT AND A SHORT FLT IN THE SMALL SEL; PIPER ARCHER; PA28 NON RETRACTABLE GEARED ACFT. HE HAS ALREADY TAKEN INSTRUCTION IN LIKE TYPE OF ACFT TO IMPROVE HIS PROFICIENCY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE FAA PROPOSING THAT HE TAKE A RE- EXAMINATION AND POSSIBLE CERTIFICATE ACTION. UPON SUGGESTION OF HELPING OTHER AVOID HIS MISHAP; IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT HE ATTEND AND SPEAK AT FAA PLT EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS. HE IS DESIROUS OF DOING ANYTHING NECESSARY TO AVOID HAVING THIS INCIDENT HURT HIS AIRLINE CAREER.