What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was on a trip to visit relatives with three pax. He stated he circled the airport and determined runway 36 looked the best, with wind not a factor. He stated that he flared high, then touched down in a three-point position, porpoising about five feet into the air. He stated he porpoised from the next touchdown, at which he determined by walking the field, the nose wheel broke off. He stated that the aircraft came to an abrupt stop on the third touchdown. He stated none of the landings seemed hard. Pilot stated he found a piece of metal from the aircraft at the site of the first touchdown. Pilot stated he felt the first flare was normal, as well as the last. Skid marks on runway indicate that he bounced on one gear, wing high, on second bounce. He stated that all got out of the aircraft ok, and that he then returned to it to pull out their luggage. He stated that he departed chicago executive (pwk) with full fuel, traveled south along the lake Michigan, then headed east and north passing waukesha WI (ues) on the way to covered bridge. Approximate flight time was 2.3 hrs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON A TRIP TO VISIT RELATIVES WITH THREE PAX. HE STATED HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND DETERMINED RUNWAY 36 LOOKED THE BEST, WITH WIND NOT A FACTOR. HE STATED THAT HE FLARED HIGH, THEN TOUCHED DOWN IN A THREE-POINT POSITION, PORPOISING ABOUT FIVE FEET INTO THE AIR. HE STATED HE PORPOISED FROM THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, AT WHICH HE DETERMINED BY WALKING THE FIELD, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN. HE STATED NONE OF THE LANDINGS SEEMED HARD. PILOT STATED HE FOUND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SITE OF THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN. PILOT STATED HE FELT THE FIRST FLARE WAS NORMAL, AS WELL AS THE LAST. SKID MARKS ON RUNWAY INDICATE THAT HE BOUNCED ON ONE GEAR, WING HIGH, ON SECOND BOUNCE. HE STATED THAT ALL GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT OK, AND THAT HE THEN RETURNED TO IT TO PULL OUT THEIR LUGGAGE. HE STATED THAT HE DEPARTED CHICAGO EXECUTIVE (PWK) WITH FULL FUEL, TRAVELED SOUTH ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN, THEN HEADED EAST AND NORTH PASSING WAUKESHA WI (UES) ON THE WAY TO COVERED BRIDGE. APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIME WAS 2.3 HRS.
NTSB investigation
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