What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot/owner reports he landed short while making an approach, and hit a log. He was concerned about the runway being short. The pilot/owner reports he lost the left and right main landing gear, and skidded until the nose tipped up and then settled back down. When the nose tipped up the propeller struck and the engine experienced sudden stoppage. The pilot/owner reports his wife ^privac^ was the only passenger onboard the aircraft. The pilot/owner reports both he and his wife sustained no injuries. When questioned the pilot/owner clearly admitted the cause of the accident was not mechanical but is pilot error.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTS HE LANDED SHORT WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH, AND HIT A LOG. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUNWAY BEING SHORT. THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTS HE LOST THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND SKIDDED UNTIL THE NOSE TIPPED UP AND THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN. WHEN THE NOSE TIPPED UP THE PROPELLER STRUCK AND THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTS HIS WIFE ^PRIVAC^ WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTS BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. WHEN QUESTIONED THE PILOT/OWNER CLEARLY ADMITTED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MECHANICAL BUT IS PILOT ERROR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.