What happened
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Landed fast bounced 25 feet high. Continued bounce until nose gear collapsed. Had landed for refueling. (-23) pilot attempted crosswind landing to 2100 feet sod field on runway 27. Aircraft touched down hard on nose wheel, was airborne for 120 feet, touched dwon hard again and left four prop marks in the sod three feet apart, was airborne for 36 feet, touched down and skidded on the nose one and cowling for 45 feet. The left wing tip struck the ground and the nose gear folded backwards and to the right side of the fuselage. The firewall was buckled in several places. The engine mount brackets were broken in several places. The fore and aft wing spars were bent. Both prop blades were curved aft.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED FAST BOUNCED 25 FEET HIGH. CONTINUED BOUNCE UNTIL NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. HAD LANDED FOR REFUELING. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND LANDING TO 2100 FEET SOD FIELD ON RUNWAY 27. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON NOSE WHEEL, WAS AIRBORNE FOR 120 FEET, TOUCHED DWON HARD AGAIN AND LEFT FOUR PROP MARKS IN THE SOD THREE FEET APART, WAS AIRBORNE FOR 36 FEET, TOUCHED DOWN AND SKIDDED ON THE NOSE ONE AND COWLING FOR 45 FEET. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACKWARDS AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE ENGINE MOUNT BRACKETS WERE BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE FORE AND AFT WING SPARS WERE BENT. BOTH PROP BLADES WERE CURVED AFT.
NTSB investigation
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