What happened
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Failed flare landing. Impact on nose. Bent prop. Broke engine mounts. Bent firewall and gear. (.4)the pilot reported that during landing on runway 32, he touched down on the nosewheel first followed by the main wheels. The nosewheel then collapsed, and the airplane came to rest 100 feet beyond the touchdown point. He said that he was distracted during landing as his passenger was sick and vomiting. The pilot said that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. (-23)aircraft was landing in excellent weather. Aircraft sustained damage to prop (bent) engine mount broken. Nose strut was broken in half, fire wall was bent, and main gear "u" support was bent at the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED FLARE LANDING. IMPACT ON NOSE. BENT PROP. BROKE ENGINE MOUNTS. BENT FIREWALL AND GEAR. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN WHEELS. THE NOSEWHEEL THEN COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST 100 FEET BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE SAID THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING LANDING AS HIS PASSENGER WAS SICK AND VOMITING. THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23)AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN EXCELLENT WEATHER. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PROP (BENT) ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN. NOSE STRUT WAS BROKEN IN HALF, FIRE WALL WAS BENT, AND MAIN GEAR "U" SUPPORT WAS BENT AT THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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