What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The aircraft operated by the pilot was substantially damaged when the nose gear collapsed on landing at kapa airport. The pilot said his landing approach was a little high and when he flared, the aircraft struck the runway hard and bounced. According to the company that retrieved the airplane, it appeared that the nose wheel tire blew out and when brakes were applied, the nose strut disintegrated and the airplane skidded on the nose wheel axel. The strut failed and the airplane veered off runway 35L striking a taxiway light.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT KAPA AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID HIS LANDING APPROACH WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND WHEN HE FLARED, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED. ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY THAT RETRIEVED THE AIRPLANE, IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW OUT AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE NOSE STRUT DISINTEGRATED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL AXEL. THE STRUT FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY 35L STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.