What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 10, 2008, at approximately 15:00 CST, while flying as pilot in command, privacy data omitted, private pilot certificate number privacy data omitted, substantially damaged N172PA, a Cessna 172, serial number 1726946, while attempting to land on runway 27 at Jack Edwards Airport (jka), Gulf Shores, Alabama. Damage sustained by the aircraft is indicative of a nose low, hard impact, with the runway, resulting from an improper landing procedure. Substantial damage to the aircraft included wrinkles in the firewall and fuselage resulting from the force of the impact. According to privacy data omitted, following impact with the runway, she initiated a go-around,remained in the pattern, and then executed a full stop landing. privacy data omitted Then returned the aircraft to the hangar and advised the secretary that the propeller blade tips were bent. Initially privacy data omitted did not report the substantial damage or the aircraft accident. The owner of the aircraft called the alabama/northwest Florida FSDO on November 17, 2008, to report the aircraft accident after a mechanic advised him that damage to his aircraft was substantial. privacy data omitted Was interviewed subsequent to the owners call.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CST, WHILE FLYING AS PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED N172PA, A CESSNA 172, SERIAL NUMBER 1726946, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT JACK EDWARDS AIRPORT (JKA), GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY THE AIRCRAFT IS INDICATIVE OF A NOSE LOW, HARD IMPACT, WITH THE RUNWAY, RESULTING FROM AN IMPROPER LANDING PROCEDURE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED WRINKLES IN THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE RESULTING FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY, SHE INITIATED A GO-AROUND,REMAINED IN THE PATTERN, AND THEN EXECUTED A FULL STOP LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR AND ADVISED THE SECRETARY THAT THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT. INITIALLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT REPORT THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OR THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT CALLED THE ALABAMA/NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008, TO REPORT THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AFTER A MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTERVIEWED SUBSEQUENT TO THE OWNERS CALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.