What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot attempting to land on rwy 36 (sod rwy). Pilot stated that on approach over trees, reduced throttle to idle. While landing, pilot reported he ballooned bouncing three or four times. On-site investigation indicates that on fourth contact with ground, the nose gear separated from the aircraft. Ground markings indicate three propellor strikes in sod, followed by deep rut leading to the aircraft, which flipped nose over, coming to a rest on its back, with the nose of the aircraft pointing to the approach end of the rwy. Ground impressions indicate the pilot landed long, approx. two-thirds down the rwy, before making first contact with the ground. Pilot reported no engine, fuel or flight control malfunctions or problems.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 36 (SOD RWY). PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH OVER TREES, REDUCED THROTTLE TO IDLE. WHILE LANDING, PILOT REPORTED HE BALLOONED BOUNCING THREE OR FOUR TIMES. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT ON FOURTH CONTACT WITH GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND MARKINGS INDICATE THREE PROPELLOR STRIKES IN SOD, FOLLOWED BY DEEP RUT LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH FLIPPED NOSE OVER, COMING TO A REST ON ITS BACK, WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTING TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. GROUND IMPRESSIONS INDICATE THE PILOT LANDED LONG, APPROX. TWO-THIRDS DOWN THE RWY, BEFORE MAKING FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. PILOT REPORTED NO ENGINE, FUEL OR FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS OR PROBLEMS.
NTSB investigation
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