What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A witness and private pilot, observed a pilot, one adult and two children board the aircraft. The witness stated the aircraft departed runway 25 with winds out of approximately 160 degrees at 5 knots. The witness stated the aircraft lifted off the runway in approximately one thousand (1,000) feet, and appeared to have flaps extended. The witness stated the aircraft climbed to approximately four hundred (400) feet at an unusually nose high attitude. The aircraft turned right, and then sharply to the left. The pilot landed the aircraft hard on runway 07, porpoised three bounces, sheared off the nose wheel, buckled the firewall, and struck the propeller. There were no reported injuries, and conditions were VFR. The adult passenger in the right seat stated he heard a buzzing throughout the takeoff, and the nose wheel tire had burst during landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A WITNESS AND PRIVATE PILOT, OBSERVED A PILOT, ONE ADULT AND TWO CHILDREN BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 25 WITH WINDS OUT OF APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY IN APPROXIMATELY ONE THOUSAND (1,000) FEET, AND APPEARED TO HAVE FLAPS EXTENDED. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED (400) FEET AT AN UNUSUALLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT, AND THEN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT HARD ON RUNWAY 07, PORPOISED THREE BOUNCES, SHEARED OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, BUCKLED THE FIREWALL, AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, AND CONDITIONS WERE VFR. THE ADULT PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT STATED HE HEARD A BUZZING THROUGHOUT THE TAKEOFF, AND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE HAD BURST DURING LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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