What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed hard, and the landing gear collapse, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)the airplane "dropped in" as the pilot was landing. Inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage. The nose and main gear assemblies collapsed causing damage to the undercarriage. Both wings, the canard, and the propeller blades were damaged. During the accident, the pilot sprained his left ankle. The pilot constructed and owned the amateur built experimental aircraft. The accident occurred at the landing strip on the pilot's private property.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED HARD, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THE AIRPLANE "DROPPED IN" AS THE PILOT WAS LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. BOTH WINGS, THE CANARD, AND THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED. DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE PILOT CONSTRUCTED AND OWNED THE AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE LANDING STRIP ON THE PILOT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.