What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft made a hard landing on runway, left main gear departed the aircraft, and aircraft went off the runway into soft dirt causing the nose landing gear to collapse. Horizontal stabilizer had major structural damage. Pilot stated "it is my belief that I flared the aircraft too soon and too high, causing the plane to stall and drop.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY, LEFT MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HAD MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.PILOT STATED "IT IS MY BELIEF THAT I FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO SOON AND TOO HIGH, CAUSING THE PLANE TO STALL AND DROP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.