What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed nose wheel first. Bounced. Porpoised blew the tire. Veered off runway into soft dirt. Nosed over. Didnt flare. (-23) during a landing attempt on runway 36 at Shelby County Airport, Shelbyville, Illinois, the airman made a hard landing and the aircraft began to porpoise. On the fourth bounce the nose tire blew and the aircraft then departed the left side of the runway and subsequently flipped onto its back.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. BOUNCED. PORPOISED BLEW THE TIRE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT.NOSED OVER.DIDNT FLARE. (-23) DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 36 AT SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, THE AIRMAN MADE A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE FOURTH BOUNCE THE NOSE TIRE BLEW AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.
NTSB investigation
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