What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Hard landing. Pilot reported nose wheel hit soft spot. Folded. Bent prop motor mount wing spar. No holes on runway. (-23) on landing pilot stated the nose wheel hit a soft spot and doubled back under fuselage. Damage to aircraft; hole in fuselage lower aft of firewall, engine mount member broken that nose wheel gear attached to, both prop tips bent aft, lower engine cowl damaged, prop spinner damaged, nose gear steering mechanism bent and broken, fuel strainer gascolator bracked damaged and fuel line kinked, right wing tip and leading edge skin bent and damaged. Suspect main spar damage at the outboard end. While FAA investigated at field, inspector walked the approach end of runway 33 and did note some soft spots and standing water on runway in low spots.
As the FAA filed it
HARD LANDING. PILOT REPORTED NOSE WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT. FOLDED. BENT PROP MOTOR MOUNT WING SPAR. NO HOLES ON RUNWAY. (-23) ON LANDING PILOT STATED THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPOT AND DOUBLED BACK UNDER FUSELAGE. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT; HOLE IN FUSELAGE LOWER AFT OF FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT MEMBER BROKEN THAT NOSE WHEEL GEAR ATTACHED TO, BOTH PROP TIPS BENT AFT, LOWER ENGINE COWL DAMAGED, PROP SPINNER DAMAGED, NOSE GEAR STEERING MECHANISM BENT AND BROKEN, FUEL STRAINER GASCOLATOR BRACKED DAMAGED AND FUEL LINE KINKED, RIGHT WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE SKIN BENT AND DAMAGED. SUSPECT MAIN SPAR DAMAGE AT THE OUTBOARD END. WHILE FAA INVESTIGATED AT FIELD, INSPECTOR WALKED THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 33 AND DID NOTE SOME SOFT SPOTS AND STANDING WATER ON RUNWAY IN LOW SPOTS.
NTSB investigation
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