What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was conducting a cross country flight needed for flight time needed for commercial pilot certificate when he had a hard landing resulting in damage to the propeller, firewall, and floor structure of the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot. Flight was conducted during night VFR.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT NEEDED FOR FLIGHT TIME NEEDED FOR COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE WHEN HE HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL, AND FLOOR STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED DURING NIGHT VFR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.