What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Entered left downwind for runway 09. Normal pattern. After passing over threshold at the normal airspeed of 85 knots. Aircraft sank. Aircraft came down hard, bounced on the main gear, maintained directional control, bounced the second time on the main gear and the nose gear. Bounced a third time and came down on the nose gear. PIC was not aware of the prop strike on the right engine until he shut down at the hangar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 09. NORMAL PATTERN. AFTER PASSING OVER THRESHOLD AT THE NORMAL AIRSPEED OF 85 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT SANK. AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD, BOUNCED ON THE MAIN GEAR, MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BOUNCED THE SECOND TIME ON THE MAIN GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR. BOUNCED A THIRD TIME AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. PIC WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROP STRIKE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE UNTIL HE SHUT DOWN AT THE HANGAR.
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