What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During landing flare, pilot reports he encountered windshear, aircraft touched down hard on the left gear. Aircraft then veered left and departed the runway, impacting a runway sign box which collapsed the nose gear and caused the propellor to strike the ground bending one blade. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear and a portion of the firewall. The pilot and sole passenger were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING FLARE, PILOT REPORTS HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE LEFT GEAR. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN BOX WHICH COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND CAUSED THE PROPELLOR TO STRIKE THE GROUND BENDING ONE BLADE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND A PORTION OF THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.