What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On July 17, 1999, at 2015 central daylight time (CDT), an Ercoupe 415-C, N2980H, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when on landing, the airplane bounced and subsequently impacted on to a grass runway at Bristol, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Bristol, Wisconsin, at 1940 CDT. In his statement to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot said that he came in too fast for landing. He touched down on the grass strip in a hollow and became airborne again. When the airplane came back down, it struck the runway hard with the nose gear. An FAA inspector examined the airplane at the airstrip. The airplane's nose gear was buckled aft. The engine mounts were twisted and broken. The lower firewall was bent back. The skin around the lower cowling and forward fuselage was buckled and cracked. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. (-23)landing on grass strip. Landed too fast and got airborne again over first rise. Came down on second rise nose first and nose gear collapsed and folded under belly. Pilot stated no aircraft malfunction prior to contacting ground the second time.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JULY 17, 1999, AT 2015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), AN ERCOUPE 415-C, N2980H, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED ON TO A GRASS RUNWAY AT BRISTOL, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BRISTOL, WISCONSIN, AT 1940 CDT. IN HIS STATEMENT TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE CAME IN TOO FAST FOR LANDING. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS STRIP IN A HOLLOW AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN, IT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD WITH THE NOSE GEAR. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR WAS BUCKLED AFT. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TWISTED AND BROKEN. THE LOWER FIREWALL WAS BENT BACK. THE SKIN AROUND THE LOWER COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AND CRACKED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. (-23)LANDING ON GRASS STRIP. LANDED TOO FAST AND GOT AIRBORNE AGAIN OVER FIRST RISE. CAME DOWN ON SECOND RISE NOSE FIRST AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER BELLY. PILOT STATED NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO CONTACTING GROUND THE SECOND TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.