What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing, the aircraft was not pitched up. Aircraft touched down, and pilot pulled back on elevator too late causing aircraft to bounce. Pilot does not recall hearing the stall warning and possibly stalled. Second touch down was a severe bounce. The aircraft was pitched up, but during the second bounce the nose landed before the main gear. The aircraft dropped and stopped. Aircraft encountered substantial damage due to collapsed nose gear forced up into the fire wall and propeller strike. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PITCHED UP. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AND PILOT PULLED BACK ON ELEVATOR TOO LATE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE STALL WARNING AND POSSIBLY STALLED. SECOND TOUCH DOWN WAS A SEVERE BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP, BUT DURING THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE LANDED BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND STOPPED. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR FORCED UP INTO THE FIRE WALL AND PROPELLER STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.