What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was flying a familiarization flight in the local area. A weather front approached the airport and the pilot elected to land the aircraft on rwy 30 at gfl. Pilot experienced heavy winds during approach, and touched down at the intersection of rw 1-19. Aircraft bounced twice prior to touching down. After landing on runway, pilot made a 180 degree taxi turn at which point the nose gear collapsed. Damage was sustained to the nose gear and propeller, nose wheel well tunnel, the firewall was buckled, lower fuselage skins buckled to 12 inches forward of main gear attach frame indicating damage to longerons, stringers and frames.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RWY 30 AT GFL. PILOT EXPERIENCED HEAVY WINDS DURING APPROACH, AND TOUCHED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF RW 1-19. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY, PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TAXI TURN AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL WELL TUNNEL, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS BUCKLED TO 12 INCHES FORWARD OF MAIN GEAR ATTACH FRAME INDICATING DAMAGE TO LONGERONS, STRINGERS AND FRAMES.
NTSB investigation
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