What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed melbourne international airport (mlb) at 0715 EDT on a part 91 flight to Naples, Florida (apf). An IFR flight plan was filed and the flight was conducted under IFR flight rules. The aircraft was cleared for a VOR approach to runway 5. The pilot, privacy data omitted stated that he had rounded the airplane out high, fast, and touched down hard. Witnesses stated that the aircraft bounced twice before the nose wheel collapsed and the props struck the pavement which occured just beyond the half way point of the runway. The aircraft then slid down the runway from taxiway A3 intersection to taxiway d with the nose wheel sheared off. Upon stopping, the pilot egressed from the main entry door. Examination of the aircraft revealed bent propellers, nose gear and nose gear door damage. Seperated nose wheel and hub, and the fuselage was wrinkled from wing root to wing root.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MLB) AT 0715 EDT ON A PART 91 FLIGHT TO NAPLES, FLORIDA (APF). AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER IFR FLIGHT RULES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE HAD ROUNDED THE AIRPLANE OUT HIGH, FAST, AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE PROPS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT WHICH OCCURED JUST BEYOND THE HALF WAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY FROM TAXIWAY A3 INTERSECTION TO TAXIWAY D WITH THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. UPON STOPPING, THE PILOT EGRESSED FROM THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BENT PROPELLERS, NOSE GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOOR DAMAGE. SEPERATED NOSE WHEEL AND HUB, AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED FROM WING ROOT TO WING ROOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.