What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The low time pilot attempted to land the aircraft. In the landing flair, the aircraft touched down on the runway with all three wheels simultaneously. This caused the aircraft to bounce back into the air. The pilot attempted to correct; however, the aircraft bounced again and again and again. The pilot finally added power to the engine throttle for a go-around but stalled the aircraft and the nose tire/strut along with the propeller struck the runway and were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
THE LOW TIME PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE LANDING FLAIR, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH ALL THREE WHEELS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE PILOT FINALLY ADDED POWER TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE FOR A GO-AROUND BUT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE TIRE/STRUT ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND WERE DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.