What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing pilot struck the ground hard and bounced, at some timeduring the bounce the nose gear bungee failed allowing the propeller to strike the ground, seeing that he could not stop the aircraft, the pilot started a go around, the aircraft initially started to climb then lost power due to the propeller separating from the crankshaft. The aircraft began descending and the pilot made a hard landing in a clearing approximately 1/4 mile from the end of the runway. The propeller has not been located.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING PILOT STRUCK THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED, AT SOME TIMEDURING THE BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR BUNGEE FAILED ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, SEEING THAT HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT STARTED A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY STARTED TO CLIMB THEN LOST POWER DUE TO THE PROPELLER SEPARATING FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DESCENDING AND THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING IN A CLEARING APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
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