What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was flying an ILS approach to runway 14 at Shreveport Regional (night, IMC) and descended below the glidepath in the final stages of the approach. Aircraft intially struck an approach light 600 feet from the approach end of the runway, then hit the ground and struck several more approach lights before arriving back up on the paved runway surface. Pilot then taxied the aircraft to a nearby FBO and shutdown. Aircraft received substantial damage to the nose section including a warped bulkhead inside the nose, and to props and landing gear, a landing light, and pitot tube.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 AT SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (NIGHT, IMC) AND DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDEPATH IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE APPROACH. AIRCRAFT INTIALLY STRUCK AN APPROACH LIGHT 600 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN HIT THE GROUND AND STRUCK SEVERAL MORE APPROACH LIGHTS BEFORE ARRIVING BACK UP ON THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO A NEARBY FBO AND SHUTDOWN. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION INCLUDING A WARPED BULKHEAD INSIDE THE NOSE, AND TO PROPS AND LANDING GEAR, A LANDING LIGHT, AND PITOT TUBE.
NTSB investigation
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