What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 16, 2010, a bac 167, N2146J sustained minor damage to the landing gear assemblies after a loss of control on approach to landing at Bowman Field, (klou), Louisville KY. According to the pilot, the approach was normal until short final. The pilot stated he looked at the airspeed and it was 110 KTS and as he proceeded with the approach, according to the pilot, he felt the aircraft "felt like the bottom dropped out of it" . He stated he looked at the airspeed and it was 85 KTS and he felt the aircraft sinking and was losing directional control. The aircraft impacted the runway, the landing gear assemblies collapsed and the aircraft skidded a total of 669 feet before coming to rest in the grass on the left side of runway 24 just beyond the bravo intersection. There was no post incident fire. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot and one passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 16, 2010, A BAC 167, N2146J SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES AFTER A LOSS OF CONTROL ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT BOWMAN FIELD, (KLOU), LOUISVILLE KY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL UNTIL SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT STATED HE LOOKED AT THE AIRSPEED AND IT WAS 110 KTS AND AS HE PROCEEDED WITH THE APPROACH, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT "FELT LIKE THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT OF IT" . HE STATED HE LOOKED AT THE AIRSPEED AND IT WAS 85 KTS AND HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT SINKING AND WAS LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED A TOTAL OF 669 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24 JUST BEYOND THE BRAVO INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.