What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot, jeremias david mendonca, jr., submitted a statement, that on 9-12-03 at approximately 09:30 local time, while attempting a landing on ksmx runway 30, he encountered variable and gusty wind conditions. The aircraft dropped at a rapid rate. He added power and made a stick movement. The wind conditions changed again and while attempting a go-around attitude, contacted the runway on the gear and bounced back in the air. He applied forward stick pressure to gain a level flight attitude and the aircraft struck the runway, this time in a nose wheel first attitude. The nose gave way at that time and the aircraft skidded to a stop. He states that he was the sole occupant of the aircraft and no injuries were sustained.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT, JEREMIAS DAVID MENDONCA, JR., SUBMITTED A STATEMENT, THAT ON 9-12-03 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 LOCAL TIME, WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON KSMX RUNWAY 30, HE ENCOUNTERED VARIABLE AND GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AT A RAPID RATE. HE ADDED POWER AND MADE A STICK MOVEMENT. THE WIND CONDITIONS CHANGED AGAIN AND WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND ATTITUDE, CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE GEAR AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. HE APPLIED FORWARD STICK PRESSURE TO GAIN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY, THIS TIME IN A NOSE WHEEL FIRST ATTITUDE. THE NOSE GAVE WAY AT THAT TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. HE STATES THAT HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.
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