What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)N8285Y was on final approach to land on runway 34 at tvl. Two notches of flaps were used and the wind was from northeast at 5 knots, the temperature was 87F. Close to the approach end of the runway a sudden upward flare was experienced, resulting in a number of oscilations until the aircraft hit the runway. The aircraft skidded off the runway to the right and the nose wheel collapsed as the aircraft exited the runway. Just prior to privacy data omitted landing a fire tanker aircraft departed runway 34. The turbine powered thrush was heavily loaded with fire retartant causing wake turbulence.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)N8285Y WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 AT TVL. TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS WERE USED AND THE WIND WAS FROM NORTHEAST AT 5 KNOTS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 87F. CLOSE TO THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY A SUDDEN UPWARD FLARE WAS EXPERIENCED, RESULTING IN A NUMBER OF OSCILATIONS UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. JUST PRIOR TO ^PRIVACY DATA O^ LANDING A FIRE TANKER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34. THE TURBINE POWERED THRUSH WAS HEAVILY LOADED WITH FIRE RETARTANT CAUSING WAKE TURBULENCE.
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