What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed nose first. Bounced and porpoised. Veered off runway. Struck wind tee. (.4)a witness reported the airplane landed hard on the nose wheel and continued to bounce down the runway. Each bounce increased in severity and magnitude. The pilot lost directional control, and the airplane departed the runway and struck a wind direction indicator to the right of the landing surface. The pilot said he applied right rudder during the landing, but did not recall applying brakes. He reported the airplane had no mechanical deficiencies. An operational check of the airplane's braking system by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed no discrepancies.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED NOSE FIRST. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK WIND TEE. (.4)A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND CONTINUED TO BOUNCE DOWN THE RUNWAY. EACH BOUNCE INCREASED IN SEVERITY AND MAGNITUDE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A WIND DIRECTION INDICATOR TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDING SURFACE. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER DURING THE LANDING, BUT DID NOT RECALL APPLYING BRAKES. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE HAD NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKING SYSTEM BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.