What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 4, 2004 at approximately 1633 CDT, the pilot of N1016B landed at Spirit of st. Louis airport (sus) runway 26R losing control and partially departing the runway. N1016B, a Mooney 20R, suffered a collapse of the nose gear and a propeller strike against the runway during the landing. Neither the pilot nor any of his three passengers were injured in the incident, according to the pilot, christopher butano. Atmospheric conditions were not cited as causal by the pilot. A tower controller stated he saw the aircraft on final approach with a high rate of descent followed by "porpoising." An on-site inspection of the aircraft by airworthiness and operations inspectors from this office saw evidence of a hard landing and porpoising in the damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 4, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1633 CDT, THE PILOT OF N1016B LANDED AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) RUNWAY 26R LOSING CONTROL AND PARTIALLY DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. N1016B, A MOONEY 20R, SUFFERED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND A PROPELLER STRIKE AGAINST THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR ANY OF HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, CHRISTOPHER BUTANO. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WERE NOT CITED AS CAUSAL BY THE PILOT. A TOWER CONTROLLER STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH WITH A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT FOLLOWED BY "PORPOISING." AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY AIRWORTHINESS AND OPERATIONS INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE SAW EVIDENCE OF A HARD LANDING AND PORPOISING IN THE DAMAGE.