What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting to land, the pilot of N5556S, failed to use the proper approach speed and failed to maintain a proper pitch attitude to accomplish a successful landing. Upon the initial touchdown, he landed on all three landing gear simulataneously. This resulted in the aircraft bouncing back into the air. The pilot did not attempt a go-around but felt committed to land. On the fourth bounce, the aircraft struck in a nose wheel attitude and damaged the propeller, nose wheel and the firewall. The pilot was not injured. The pilot is a low time student pilot and failed to abort the landing and go-around.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE PILOT OF N5556S, FAILED TO USE THE PROPER APPROACH SPEED AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN A PROPER PITCH ATTITUDE TO ACCOMPLISH A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. UPON THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, HE LANDED ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR SIMULATANEOUSLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BUT FELT COMMITTED TO LAND. ON THE FOURTH BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK IN A NOSE WHEEL ATTITUDE AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL AND THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT IS A LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT AND FAILED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO-AROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.