What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had not flown in 90 days. While attempting the first landing of this flight, the pilot stated that he flared too high, at an altitude now estimated to be 15 to 20 feet above the runway. When he was at an extremely slow airspeed, he lowered the nose of the airplane. The airplane contacted the runway on the main landing gear. The airplane ultimately came to a stop on the runway. The damage done to the airplane due to the hard landing was confined to the center section of the wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN IN 90 DAYS. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE FIRST LANDING OF THIS FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH, AT AN ALTITUDE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE WAS AT AN EXTREMELY SLOW AIRSPEED, HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE ULTIMATELY CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRPLANE DUE TO THE HARD LANDING WAS CONFINED TO THE CENTER SECTION OF THE WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.