What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mr. Bruce familian stated that he made a normal approach for landing on runway 15L at Santa Barbara, CA. He stated that he made a normal flare and touch down on the main gear. He said when the nosewheel touched down that the airplane immediately popped up then landed normally on the main gear a second time. When the nosewheel touched down the airplance popped up again harder, it then came down harder, popped up a third time, this time it came down on the nosewheel. The nosewheel collapsed, then the airplance slid to the left side of the runway and came to a stop. Mr. Familian said that he did not feel anything unusual in the flight controls or in their response. Weather was not a factor. There were no other outside distractions during the landing.
As the FAA filed it
MR. BRUCE FAMILIAN STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 15L AT SANTA BARBARA, CA. HE STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL FLARE AND TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR. HE SAID WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THAT THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY POPPED UP THEN LANDED NORMALLY ON THE MAIN GEAR A SECOND TIME. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANCE POPPED UP AGAIN HARDER, IT THEN CAME DOWN HARDER, POPPED UP A THIRD TIME, THIS TIME IT CAME DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL. THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED, THEN THE AIRPLANCE SLID TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. MR. FAMILIAN SAID THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL IN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OR IN THEIR RESPONSE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THERE WERE NO OTHER OUTSIDE DISTRACTIONS DURING THE LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.