What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During the landing the pilot came in a little fast for runway 02 at the Cedar City airport. He stayed in ground effect for awhile. When the plane settled to the ground it came down fast and hit hard on the nose gear. A bolt on the nose gear broke and the gear collapsed damaging the lower engine cowling and the propeller struck the ground hard. The force broke the composite blades on the propeller. The pilot mentioned that the wind was gusty at altitude but on the ground it was not. It may have been thermals he was experiencing at altitude. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT CAME IN A LITTLE FAST FOR RUNWAY 02 AT THE CEDAR CITY AIRPORT. HE STAYED IN GROUND EFFECT FOR AWHILE. WHEN THE PLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND IT CAME DOWN FAST AND HIT HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. A BOLT ON THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND HARD. THE FORCE BROKE THE COMPOSITE BLADES ON THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT MENTIONED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTY AT ALTITUDE BUT ON THE GROUND IT WAS NOT. IT MAY HAVE BEEN THERMALS HE WAS EXPERIENCING AT ALTITUDE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^