What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Ducournau damaged his PA-38 while practicing in the traffic pattern. After three normal patterns the pilot changed runways with non-standard and non-stablized approach that resulted in a high sink rate and nose low stall landing which damaged the nose gear. This incident was not reported and became known to the office by a report from the local pilot community. Photographs of the damage to the aircraft provided the basis for the classification of the mishap as an incident. The corrective action planned, initiated, and completed was a successful 44709 re-examination. The cause of the incident and damage was a pilot induced hard landing which resulted from a faulty approach.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. DUCOURNAU DAMAGED HIS PA-38 WHILE PRACTICING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER THREE NORMAL PATTERNS THE PILOT CHANGED RUNWAYS WITH NON-STANDARD AND NON-STABLIZED APPROACH THAT RESULTED IN A HIGH SINK RATE AND NOSE LOW STALL LANDING WHICH DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AND BECAME KNOWN TO THE OFFICE BY A REPORT FROM THE LOCAL PILOT COMMUNITY. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE MISHAP AS AN INCIDENT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANNED, INITIATED, AND COMPLETED WAS A SUCCESSFUL 44709 RE-EXAMINATION. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT AND DAMAGE WAS A PILOT INDUCED HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED FROM A FAULTY APPROACH.