What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot related they had left dca enroute back to Wisconsin with a planned fuel stop at Newark Heath airport (vta). During the flight turbulence was encountered. At the point of leveling off at an altitude the aircraft became difficult to stop a descent even with full trim tab nose up. A straight in approach was made to vta. Upon landing the yoke would not come back FAR enough for roundout. The aircraft hit the runway nose first, bounced several times and came to rest on the nose of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT RELATED THEY HAD LEFT DCA ENROUTE BACK TO WISCONSIN WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT NEWARK HEATH AIRPORT (VTA). DURING THE FLIGHT TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. AT THE POINT OF LEVELING OFF AT AN ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP A DESCENT EVEN WITH FULL TRIM TAB NOSE UP. A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH WAS MADE TO VTA. UPON LANDING THE YOKE WOULD NOT COME BACK FAR ENOUGH FOR ROUNDOUT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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