What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Witnesses said they had observed the aircraft on landing with the nose wheel down and the main gears hanging at a slight 45 degree angle. The aircraft touched down nose wheel first and started to porpus on the second touchdown the aircraft slamed to the tarmac braking the nose gear fork. Witnesses state the pilot exited the aircraft on his own. One witness states the pilot had told him he had 10 hours of dual for minimum insurance purposes, and had three green lights. This same witness removed the aircraft from the active and secured it at adventure aviation hangaer. He states that the landing gear and stall warning circuit breakers were poped and the landing gear switch was the center (neutral) position. This witness questioned the helpers and they denied touching anything in the cockpit. In a phone interview with the pilot he said that everything seemed normal but stated that on downwind it was a little tight considering the Lancair's speed in the pattern, which was 100 mph. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
WITNESSES SAID THEY HAD OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WITH THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN AND THE MAIN GEARS HANGING AT A SLIGHT 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND STARTED TO PORPUS ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SLAMED TO THE TARMAC BRAKING THE NOSE GEAR FORK. WITNESSES STATE THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN. ONE WITNESS STATES THE PILOT HAD TOLD HIM HE HAD 10 HOURS OF DUAL FOR MINIMUM INSURANCE PURPOSES, AND HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THIS SAME WITNESS REMOVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ACTIVE AND SECURED IT AT ADVENTURE AVIATION HANGAER. HE STATES THAT THE LANDING GEAR AND STALL WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPED AND THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS THE CENTER (NEUTRAL) POSITION. THIS WITNESS QUESTIONED THE HELPERS AND THEY DENIED TOUCHING ANYTHING IN THE COCKPIT. IN A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT HE SAID THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL BUT STATED THAT ON DOWNWIND IT WAS A LITTLE TIGHT CONSIDERING THE LANCAIR'S SPEED IN THE PATTERN, WHICH WAS 100 MPH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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