What happened
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Bounced on landing and the nose struck the ground. (-23) damage to the aircraft indicates a substantial impact to lower engine and nose gear. It appears that the aircraft impacted the earth at about a 20-30 degree angle before skidding for about 180 feet. The nose gear strut was snapped off near the fork but remained attached by the scissors link. Marks on the sod strip indicated 4 prop strikes, 3 of them before the nose impacted. There was a mist of oil over the area of the prop strikes, starting near the first one. There were no other noticable marks ahead of thesebu t the ground was hard. It appears that the aircraft either bounced first, or just landed in an extremely nose down condition.
As the FAA filed it
BOUNCED ON LANDING AND THE NOSE STRUCK THE GROUND. (-23) DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT TO LOWER ENGINE AND NOSE GEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EARTH AT ABOUT A 20-30 DEGREE ANGLE BEFORE SKIDDING FOR ABOUT 180 FEET. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS SNAPPED OFF NEAR THE FORK BUT REMAINED ATTACHED BY THE SCISSORS LINK. MARKS ON THE SOD STRIP INDICATED 4 PROP STRIKES, 3 OF THEM BEFORE THE NOSE IMPACTED. THERE WAS A MIST OF OIL OVER THE AREA OF THE PROP STRIKES, STARTING NEAR THE FIRST ONE. THERE WERE NO OTHER NOTICABLE MARKS AHEAD OF THESEBU T THE GROUND WAS HARD. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT EITHER BOUNCED FIRST, OR JUST LANDED IN AN EXTREMELY NOSE DOWN CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
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