What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The PIC landed hard on main gear bounced on nose gear, nose gear retracted, propeller struck runway with engine at power, destroyed propeller, propeller hub and damage to gear doors and engine nacelle. The fire wall is bent, floor structure under pilots feet and fuselage skin aft of the fire wall is also bent. PIC stated that the instrument flight elevated his stress level and he enx instrument flight and landed VFR. He also stated he was not flying enough and was looking at ways to keep his skill level elevated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PIC LANDED HARD ON MAIN GEAR BOUNCED ON NOSE GEAR, NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY WITH ENGINE AT POWER, DESTROYED PROPELLER, PROPELLER HUB AND DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS AND ENGINE NACELLE. THE FIRE WALL IS BENT, FLOOR STRUCTURE UNDER PILOTS FEET AND FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF THE FIRE WALL IS ALSO BENT. PIC STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT ELEVATED HIS STRESS LEVEL AND HE ENX INSTRUMENT FLIGHT AND LANDED VFR. HE ALSO STATED HE WAS NOT FLYING ENOUGH AND WAS LOOKING AT WAYS TO KEEP HIS SKILL LEVEL ELEVATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.