What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported gusty conditions at the time of landing. Adequate corrective action was not taken after initial contact with the runway. The aircraft bounced fore and aft approximately 3 or 4 times during landing, subsequently flattening the nose tire and striking the propeller. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the propeller, possibly the engine mount and mount assembly, as well as the lower left firewall fuselage skin and nose gear structure. The nose wheel was damaged from landing and subsequently tugging operation
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED GUSTY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF LANDING. ADEQUATE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS NOT TAKEN AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FORE AND AFT APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 TIMES DURING LANDING, SUBSEQUENTLY FLATTENING THE NOSE TIRE AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, POSSIBLY THE ENGINE MOUNT AND MOUNT ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS THE LOWER LEFT FIREWALL FUSELAGE SKIN AND NOSE GEAR STRUCTURE. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED FROM LANDING AND SUBSEQUENTLY TUGGING OPERATION
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