What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was making first landing of the day at Lehighton (Jake arner airport, (22N), on runway 8. His approach to landing was a little high, but all other factors were normal including airspeed. The aircraft landed hard on the main landing gear and bounced into the air. The aircraft continued to porpoise on three subsequent attempts to land. On the fourth touchdown the propeller struck the runway and partially collapsed the nose gear. The aircraft continued straight down the runway coming to a stop. The engine mount had three support tubes sheared, and the nose landing gear was bent back into the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING FIRST LANDING OF THE DAY AT LEHIGHTON (JAKE ARNER AIRPORT, (22N), ON RUNWAY 8. HIS APPROACH TO LANDING WAS A LITTLE HIGH, BUT ALL OTHER FACTORS WERE NORMAL INCLUDING AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PORPOISE ON THREE SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO LAND. ON THE FOURTH TOUCHDOWN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP. THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD THREE SUPPORT TUBES SHEARED, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS BENT BACK INTO THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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