What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported cockpit indications were normal. The pilot stated that the nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Post accident investigation revealed the left main gear was bent slightly outward and up. The left fuel tank was leaking fuel. The nose gear was down and locked, but the nose gear assembly had penetrated up through the baggage compartment. The nose of the aircraft was split from the tip, halfway to the windscreen, and the nose of the aircraft was seperated from the main fuselage cradle assembly. Both propellers (blades) were destroyed. privacy data omitted Briefed the director of operations and reported the aircraft was flared too early and it stopped flying approximately 10 to 15 feet above the runway, and subsequently had a hard landing. The pilot-in-command privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT SLIGHTLY OUTWARD AND UP. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY HAD PENETRATED UP THROUGH THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPLIT FROM THE TIP, HALFWAY TO THE WINDSCREEN, AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEPERATED FROM THE MAIN FUSELAGE CRADLE ASSEMBLY. BOTH PROPELLERS (BLADES) WERE DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BRIEFED THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARED TOO EARLY AND IT STOPPED FLYING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ^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.