What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Fowler was receiving instructor for CFI and was flying the aircraft from the right seat. He was attempting to make a short field landing and landed hard. The nose gear was pushed up into the firewall and the structure behind the firewall and floor of the aircraft was damaged. The resulting damage jammed the elevator controls. The propeller also hit the runway and both blades were damaged. The airplane became airborne after striking the runway and Mr. Fowler initiated a go around. The airplane was flown to a successful landing on another runway with no elevator control.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. FOWLER WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTOR FOR CFI AND WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND LANDED HARD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS PUSHED UP INTO THE FIREWALL AND THE STRUCTURE BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED. THE RESULTING DAMAGE JAMMED THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS. THE PROPELLER ALSO HIT THE RUNWAY AND BOTH BLADES WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND MR. FOWLER INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON ANOTHER RUNWAY WITH NO ELEVATOR CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
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