What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airspeed too low, applied power, lowered nose, bounced, veered off to left into soybean field. (-23) pilot was practicing landings at Perry, Iowa. On second landing attempt aircraft made a hard landing causing nose wheel collapse. Upon inpsection the aircraft had wrinkle in l/h wing armpit. Nose gear broke off and engine firewall was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
AIRSPEED TOO LOW, APPLIED POWER, LOWERED NOSE, BOUNCED, VEERED OFF TO LEFT INTO SOYBEAN FIELD. (-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT PERRY, IOWA. ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE. UPON INPSECTION THE AIRCRAFT HAD WRINKLE IN L/H WING ARMPIT. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.
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