What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing on runway 9 at Gulf Shores, AL (jka), privacy data omitted the pilot of a Cessna T182 failed to flare her aircraft impacting the runway with the nose gear. The aircraft bounced twice after initial impact with the runway collapsing the nose landing gear. The aircraft received substantial damage upon imact to include the nose landing gear, firewall, engine, and propeller. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 AT GULF SHORES, AL (JKA), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT OF A CESSNA T182 FAILED TO FLARE HER AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AFTER INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON IMACT TO INCLUDE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.