What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During short final into runway 27 at Lapeer du pont airport, the aircraft lost altitude rapidly and struck the ground. The aircraft initially landed on the mains but bounced and landed again on the nose tire. When the nose gear impacted the ground, the nose gear was bent back and slightly to the left, and the right wing struck the ground causing damage to the tubular structure in the cabin area. Other damage to the aircraft included shattering of the windshield, exhaust tailpipe was bent back, the spinner was broken, both prop blades were bent and the cowling was gouged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING SHORT FINAL INTO RUNWAY 27 AT LAPEER DU PONT AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY LANDED ON THE MAINS BUT BOUNCED AND LANDED AGAIN ON THE NOSE TIRE. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT BACK AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE IN THE CABIN AREA. OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED SHATTERING OF THE WINDSHIELD, EXHAUST TAILPIPE WAS BENT BACK, THE SPINNER WAS BROKEN, BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT AND THE COWLING WAS GOUGED.
NTSB investigation
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