What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed on rwy 18 bounced three time and on the third bounce, the nose geara collapsed and the propeller bent, the acft slid to a stop approx 75' from the end of the rwy.(-23) during landing, aircraft bounced three times. On third landing, hit nose gear and collapsed. Aircraft slid to a stop approximated 75 feet from the end of the runway. (.4) the pilot of the accident airplane said that he flared high. He said he pulled back on the yoke for the flare and the airplane porpoised. He said that he maintained yoke position through the third bounce and then relaxed the yoke position. The nose gear collapsed and the firewall buckled. The pilot, in his pilot report regarding owner safety recommendations stated: 'more flight time and more frequent trips and landing practice'.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED ON RWY 18 BOUNCED THREE TIME AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEARA COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER BENT, THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP APPROX 75' FROM THE END OF THE RWY.(-23) DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. ON THIRD LANDING, HIT NOSE GEAR AND COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP APPROXIMATED 75 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID THAT HE FLARED HIGH. HE SAID HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE FOR THE FLARE AND THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED. HE SAID THAT HE MAINTAINED YOKE POSITION THROUGH THE THIRD BOUNCE AND THEN RELAXED THE YOKE POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE FIREWALL BUCKLED. THE PILOT, IN HIS PILOT REPORT REGARDING OWNER SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS STATED: 'MORE FLIGHT TIME AND MORE FREQUENT TRIPS AND LANDING PRACTICE'.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.