What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Bounced 3 times landing then veered off runway. Approach too steep. Inadequate training on stabilized approacheds. (-23) during approach to X-51, rwy 36, pilot descent was too steep causing the aircraft to bounce three times, bending the propeller blades, collapsing the nose landing gear, and breaking the engine mounts, and veering left off the runway stopping on a grassy area 150 feet from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
BOUNCED 3 TIMES LANDING THEN VEERED OFF RUNWAY. APPROACH TOO STEEP. INADEQUATE TRAINING ON STABILIZED APPROACHEDS. (-23) DURING APPROACH TO X-51, RWY 36, PILOT DESCENT WAS TOO STEEP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES, BENDING THE PROPELLER BLADES, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND BREAKING THE ENGINE MOUNTS, AND VEERING LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY STOPPING ON A GRASSY AREA 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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