What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The pilot was flying into a private strip that he had not familiarized himself with. Although he was not aware of it, the runway he was landing on sloped uphill. Because of the upslope, the pilot misjudged his flare and impacted the terrain hard enough to cause substantial damage to the aircraft. (-23)pilot made touch and go landings on up runway. Landed hard and on nose wheel. Propeller struck runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE PILOT WAS FLYING INTO A PRIVATE STRIP THAT HE HAD NOT FAMILIARIZED HIMSELF WITH. ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT, THE RUNWAY HE WAS LANDING ON SLOPED UPHILL. BECAUSE OF THE UPSLOPE, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS FLARE AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. (-23)PILOT MADE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON UP RUNWAY. LANDED HARD AND ON NOSE WHEEL. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.