What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted ^ stated, during his approach to Olympia Airport, he decided to keep the aircraft's speed fairly high because he thought it would help the tower controller to more easily sequence traffic. He therefore crosse the runway threshold at a higher speed, the aircraft floated and he attempted to push it onto the runway surface. The aircraft descended at a rate that resulted in it hitting the runway surface hard enough to bend the aircraft's firewall, engine mount, and the floor by the center pedestal. According to the pilot privacy data omitted ^ he just over-controlled the pitch input.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ STATED, DURING HIS APPROACH TO OLYMPIA AIRPORT, HE DECIDED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED FAIRLY HIGH BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP THE TOWER CONTROLLER TO MORE EASILY SEQUENCE TRAFFIC. HE THEREFORE CROSSE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT A HIGHER SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT ONTO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT A RATE THAT RESULTED IN IT HITTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, AND THE FLOOR BY THE CENTER PEDESTAL. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ HE JUST OVER-CONTROLLED THE PITCH INPUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.