What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Failed flare landing. Impacted hard on nose gear which tore off. Skidded on nose. Exited runway. Nosed over. (-23) pilot/owner admitted making a nose hard landing due to not properly flaring the aircraft on his fifth practice touch and go landing. As a result, the nose wheel separated, the aircraft skidded approximately 100 feet, carted left onto the grass strip parallel to runway 6, and tipped tail over. The aircraft sustained damage, including the nose landing gear, left and right wings dented, broken tail tip, and communication antenna.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED FLARE LANDING. IMPACTED HARD ON NOSE GEAR WHICH TORE OFF. SKIDDED ON NOSE. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT/OWNER ADMITTED MAKING A NOSE HARD LANDING DUE TO NOT PROPERLY FLARING THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS FIFTH PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. AS A RESULT, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, CARTED LEFT ONTO THE GRASS STRIP PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 6, AND TIPPED TAIL OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE, INCLUDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS DENTED, BROKEN TAIL TIP, AND COMMUNICATION ANTENNA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.