What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while landing at the Capital Airport, Springfield, IL the appropriately certificated private pilot lost control of the aircraft while attempting to land on runway 18. The aircraft bounced three times, back and forth from the nose to the main wheels. The pilot reported that on the third bounce of the nose wheel while experiencing a nose down attitude, the nose gear failed and the aircraft skidded for approximately 500 feet before coming to a stop on the runway. The private pilot with a third class medical and the three passengers on board the aircraft were uninjured. The flight originated at spi at approximately 3:00 pm local time. This incident is closed with this report. Airman competence; the pilot did not maintain control of the aircraft during landing. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE LANDING AT THE CAPITAL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, IL THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES, BACK AND FORTH FROM THE NOSE TO THE MAIN WHEELS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE THIRD BOUNCE OF THE NOSE WHEEL WHILE EXPERIENCING A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPI AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM LOCAL TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. AIRMAN COMPETENCE; THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^