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 was approaching to land Piper PA-28-181, N9083B, at lake-in-the-Hills airport, lake-in-the-Hills, Illinois, on April 28, 2005, at 1428 CDT. The pilot reported that he realized that he had excessive airspeed as he was about to flare prior to landing on runway 27. He pitched up to reduce speed, but did not expect, thereafter, the resulting high descent rate. The airplane landed hard. The airplane sustained minor damage--the nose wheel separated, and a small dent was made on the right wing leading edge between ribs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ WAS APPROACHING TO LAND PIPER PA-28-181, N9083B, AT LAKE-IN-THE-HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE-IN-THE-HILLS, ILLINOIS, ON APRIL 28, 2005, AT 1428 CDT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AS HE WAS ABOUT TO FLARE PRIOR TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. HE PITCHED UP TO REDUCE SPEED, BUT DID NOT EXPECT, THEREAFTER, THE RESULTING HIGH DESCENT RATE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE--THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED, AND A SMALL DENT WAS MADE ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE BETWEEN RIBS.
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