What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Impacted on sod runway. (.4)the pilot said that he lined up on the runway for landing on runway 09 and 'I was focusing on landing on the end of the runway and was going to touch down near the approach end. I failed to flare at a high enough altitude and struck the ground very hard and bounced back into the air. The plane bounced twice more before stalling and landing on the nose gear. The nose gear broke and the airplane came to rest about half way down the runway.' Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies. (-23) pilot failed to flare for landing, hit ground hard, bounced several times and tore nose gear off aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
IMPACTED ON SOD RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 09 AND 'I WAS FOCUSING ON LANDING ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS GOING TO TOUCH DOWN NEAR THE APPROACH END. I FAILED TO FLARE AT A HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND STRUCK THE GROUND VERY HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PLANE BOUNCED TWICE MORE BEFORE STALLING AND LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY.' EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23) PILOT FAILED TO FLARE FOR LANDING, HIT GROUND HARD, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND TORE NOSE GEAR OFF AIRCRAFT.
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