What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed hard and sustained substantial damage. (-23)on April 19, 1999, at approximately 1800 CDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N32458, received substantial damage during landing on runway 15 at Cleburne Municipal Airport, Cleburne, Texas. The private pilot and witnesses stated that the aircraft initially touched down on the nose gear and bounced into the air. The aircraft then descended rapidly and impacted the runway. The nose gear collapsed, the engine mounts were bent, the fire wall buckled and the left main gear bent the left wing spar.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)ON APRIL 19, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-140, N32458, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT CLEBURNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLEBURNE, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT, THE FIRE WALL BUCKLED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BENT THE LEFT WING SPAR.
NTSB investigation
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