What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airplane was cleared to land on runway 12R. The pilot reports that there were gusty winds, but no significant crosswind. During the flare for landing, the aircraft "ballooned" (ceased descending and climbed). The pilot lowered the nose to compensate and allow the aircraft to descend back to the runway. It appears that the pilot's control inputs resulted in an airborne porpoising action. The pilot did not attempt to abort his landing by initiating a go-around. When the gear contacted the runway, the nose gear hit hard and collapsed. The aircraft then skidded about 100 yards down the runway. An examination of the aircraft revealed the following damage: (-23 amendment) the broken parts of the nose gear are nose gear trunion, retraction truss and the left retraction rod due to a hard landing on the nose gear first.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12R. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THERE WERE GUSTY WINDS, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CROSSWIND. DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT "BALLOONED" (CEASED DESCENDING AND CLIMBED). THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO COMPENSATE AND ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BACK TO THE RUNWAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT'S CONTROL INPUTS RESULTED IN AN AIRBORNE PORPOISING ACTION. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO ABORT HIS LANDING BY INITIATING A GO-AROUND. WHEN THE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR HIT HARD AND COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED ABOUT 100 YARDS DOWN THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: (-23 AMENDMENT) THE BROKEN PARTS OF THE NOSE GEAR ARE NOSE GEAR TRUNION, RETRACTION TRUSS AND THE LEFT RETRACTION ROD DUE TO A HARD LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR FIRST.
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