What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot indicated a normal landing on the main gear and the nose gear broke off after touching down. On this make and model aircraft it is nose heavy with power off. Inspection of the nose gear indicated the aircraft landed on the nose gear by the deep cuts in the tire and a flat spot on the nose tire. The nose gear pushed in the firewall causing the flight control cables to go limp. It is believed the pilot overcompensated pulling back on the yoke causing the aircraft to porpoise several times before the nose gear broke off. This was supported in a verbal statement by an airman who did not want to give his name who watched the landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT INDICATED A NORMAL LANDING ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT IT IS NOSE HEAVY WITH POWER OFF. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR BY THE DEEP CUTS IN THE TIRE AND A FLAT SPOT ON THE NOSE TIRE. THE NOSE GEAR PUSHED IN THE FIREWALL CAUSING THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES TO GO LIMP. IT IS BELIEVED THE PILOT OVERCOMPENSATED PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. THIS WAS SUPPORTED IN A VERBAL STATEMENT BY AN AIRMAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO GIVE HIS NAME WHO WATCHED THE LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.