What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On may 19, 2001, about 1445 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental bennett glastar, N214GS, operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged during landing at Grass Valley, California. The commercial rated pilot received minor injuries and the non rated passenger received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91. No flight plan was filed. The flight was returning to Grass Valley after a local flight for refueling at auburn, California. The pilot stated that there was nothing wrong with the airplane. During landing at the normal approach speed, the bottom just fell out and they landed very hard, breaking and bending the nose gear aft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 19, 2001, ABOUT 1445 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BENNETT GLASTAR, N214GS, OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE NON RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO GRASS VALLEY AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR REFUELING AT AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE. DURING LANDING AT THE NORMAL APPROACH SPEED, THE BOTTOM JUST FELL OUT AND THEY LANDED VERY HARD, BREAKING AND BENDING THE NOSE GEAR AFT.