What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot had performed three touch and goes at cbe with no problems, during the fourth landing at cbe on runway 23 aircraft porpoised and nose gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the firewall. The accident occurred at 1400 local on August 22, 1998. (.4) just prior to touchdown, the pilot flared the airplane to high, contacting the runway hard on all three tires. The airplane bounced and began to porpoise. Before power was added to recover from the porpoise, the airplane impacted the runway again, nose first. The nose gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest in the center of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT HAD PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GOES AT CBE WITH NO PROBLEMS, DURING THE FOURTH LANDING AT CBE ON RUNWAY 23 AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1400 LOCAL ON AUGUST 22, 1998. (.4) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE TO HIGH, CONTACTING THE RUNWAY HARD ON ALL THREE TIRES. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. BEFORE POWER WAS ADDED TO RECOVER FROM THE PORPOISE, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN, NOSE FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.