What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witness reports that he observed the aircraft impact the ground during an attempted landing. On the landing approach, the aircraft leveled at about 50 feet. The aircraft then climbed to about 75 to 100 feet and descended nose first into the runway. The nose gear collapsed on impact and came to rest a short distance from impact. The sole occupant pilot reported no injuries. The aircraft propeller, nose cowl area and aircraft bottom fuselage area were damaged. There are no known causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS REPORTS THAT HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING. ON THE LANDING APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT ABOUT 50 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CLIMBED TO ABOUT 75 TO 100 FEET AND DESCENDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT AND CAME TO REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM IMPACT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, NOSE COWL AREA AND AIRCRAFT BOTTOM FUSELAGE AREA WERE DAMAGED. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.