What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command was flying from the right seat. He leveled out above the runway and was holding it off. When the sink was felt, pilot incorrectly compensated by pushing the yoke in with his right hand and pulling back on the power with his left hand. The nose of the aircraft pitched down and immediately struck the ground and bounced. Full power was added and a go around was initiated. Once the aircraft was in a climb, the flight controls were turned over to the pilot in the left seat. A normal, uneventful, soft field landing was completed to a full stop. Although the aircraft did not appear to have any obvious damage. Further inspection revealed buckling of the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. HE LEVELED OUT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND WAS HOLDING IT OFF. WHEN THE SINK WAS FELT, PILOT INCORRECTLY COMPENSATED BY PUSHING THE YOKE IN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PULLING BACK ON THE POWER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY STRUCK THE GROUND AND BOUNCED. FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE TURNED OVER TO THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. A NORMAL, UNEVENTFUL, SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS COMPLETED TO A FULL STOP. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BUCKLING OF THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.