What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While practicing touch and go landings the pilot became distracted during the landing phase. The aircraft subsequently touched down on the nosewheel at a high rate of descent resulting in a porpoising of the aircraft. The pilot added power and initiated a go-around and came around for a full-stop landing. The event was originally reported as a hard landing but after the repairs were completed it was determined to be an accident due to the substantial damage to the airframe and engine mounts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED DURING THE LANDING PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT RESULTING IN A PORPOISING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND CAME AROUND FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING. THE EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A HARD LANDING BUT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE MOUNTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.