What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 23, 1996 at approximately 1245 local the private rated pilot and 3 passengers were on a local CFR 14 part 91 flight. The pilot made a normal landing approach to runway 16 at Rockwall Municipal Airport (F46). Upon crossing the north end of the runway the aircraft's rate of descent increased dramatically, the right wing dropped and contacted the runway. The aircraft yawed to the right coming down hard on the main gear and veered off the right side of the runway. The nose gear separated from the aircraft, with the aircraft coming to rest in the grass on its main gear. Pilot and passengers were uninjured. Substantial aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 23, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ON A LOCAL CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46). UPON CROSSING THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT'S RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT COMING DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS ON ITS MAIN GEAR. PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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