What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft reported as having bounced on landing, resulting in the collapse of the nose landing gear. Inspection to the aircraft revealed the following findings: 1) propeller blades bent back approximately six inches in from the tip and aft approximately five inches. 2) engine mount bent on left side at inboard interconnect. 3) engine firewall distorted at top right attach point and both lower attach points. A possible slight distortion at top left attach point. 4) nose landing gear departed aircraft in two pieces. First piece was the nose wheel to strut attachment. This failure occurred at the weld area. Second piece was the strut attachment to the engine mount area. 5) main landing gear struts appear to be sprung in an outward direction. (-23 amendment) item #1: changed classification from an accident to an incident. The accident status was based on the original determination that the aircraft sustained firewall damage. Through discussions with the Cirrus representative and inspection of the aircraft, no firewall damage occurred. Item #20: adjusted injury summary. This is based on fishers police department report privacy data omitted item #31: entered date of last regulatory check ride. Item #32: adjusted corrective action to other. privacy data omitted Item #39: adjusted FAA hours used to investigate. This reflects the additional hours utilized from the last report. Item #42: adjusted FAA nine responsibilities to relect airman competence. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT REPORTED AS HAVING BOUNCED ON LANDING, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. INSPECTION TO THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS: 1) PROPELLER BLADES BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES IN FROM THE TIP AND AFT APPROXIMATELY FIVE INCHES. 2) ENGINE MOUNT BENT ON LEFT SIDE AT INBOARD INTERCONNECT. 3) ENGINE FIREWALL DISTORTED AT TOP RIGHT ATTACH POINT AND BOTH LOWER ATTACH POINTS. A POSSIBLE SLIGHT DISTORTION AT TOP LEFT ATTACH POINT. 4) NOSE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT IN TWO PIECES. FIRST PIECE WAS THE NOSE WHEEL TO STRUT ATTACHMENT. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE WELD AREA. SECOND PIECE WAS THE STRUT ATTACHMENT TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AREA. 5) MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUTS APPEAR TO BE SPRUNG IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION. (-23 AMENDMENT) ITEM #1: CHANGED CLASSIFICATION FROM AN ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT STATUS WAS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL DETERMINATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FIREWALL DAMAGE. THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CIRRUS REPRESENTATIVE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, NO FIREWALL DAMAGE OCCURRED. ITEM #20: ADJUSTED INJURY SUMMARY. THIS IS BASED ON FISHERS POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ITEM #31: ENTERED DATE OF LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE. ITEM #32: ADJUSTED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO OTHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ITEM #39: ADJUSTED FAA HOURS USED TO INVESTIGATE. THIS REFLECTS THE ADDITIONAL HOURS UTILIZED FROM THE LAST REPORT. ITEM #42: ADJUSTED FAA NINE RESPONSIBILITIES TO RELECT AIRMAN COMPETENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^