What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On final to runway 16, pilot misjudged rate of descent and landed 30 feet short of runway, hitting grave stone in cemetary. A/c came to rest 100 feet down runway. Damage to a/c included propeller, tore nose gear from a/c, tore lower fuselage skin from firewall to main gear attach point area. Lower fuselage skin pushed up into main gear attach area with substantial damage to fuselage gear attach frame. Aft fuselage section buckled with torn skin on lower side.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 16, PILOT MISJUDGED RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED 30 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY, HITTING GRAVE STONE IN CEMETARY. A/C CAME TO REST 100 FEET DOWN RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO A/C INCLUDED PROPELLER, TORE NOSE GEAR FROM A/C, TORE LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN FROM FIREWALL TO MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINT AREA. LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN PUSHED UP INTO MAIN GEAR ATTACH AREA WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE GEAR ATTACH FRAME. AFT FUSELAGE SECTION BUCKLED WITH TORN SKIN ON LOWER SIDE.
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