What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) An uncertficated operator, without a medical certificate flying an unregistered, two seat, ultralight style, experimental aircraft without an airworthiness certificate landed on runway 21 at Orange County Airport, Montgomery, new york. The pilot stated that he was a self taught pilot who had decided to do some night flying. He explained that during his approach to landing he became "mesmerized" by the lights. Due to the distraction he failed to attend to his airspeed and landed very hard. The aircraft then bounced back into the air at which time the operator added power. The aircraft was airborne again briefly and then sank rapidly back to earth coming to rest abruptly, approx. 50 to the right of the prepared surface. The landing gear and the non-structural fiberglass "fuselage" were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AN UNCERTFICATED OPERATOR, WITHOUT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FLYING AN UNREGISTERED, TWO SEAT, ULTRALIGHT STYLE, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS A SELF TAUGHT PILOT WHO HAD DECIDED TO DO SOME NIGHT FLYING. HE EXPLAINED THAT DURING HIS APPROACH TO LANDING HE BECAME "MESMERIZED" BY THE LIGHTS. DUE TO THE DISTRACTION HE FAILED TO ATTEND TO HIS AIRSPEED AND LANDED VERY HARD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AT WHICH TIME THE OPERATOR ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE AGAIN BRIEFLY AND THEN SANK RAPIDLY BACK TO EARTH COMING TO REST ABRUPTLY, APPROX. 50 TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREPARED SURFACE. THE LANDING GEAR AND THE NON-STRUCTURAL FIBERGLASS "FUSELAGE" WERE DAMAGED.