What happened
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Landed khfd runway 02. 1st attempt was too high and executed a go-around. 2nd attempt came in full flaps, a/c was floating. Increased back pressure to lose altitude, engine at idle. Aircraft descended faster and increased back pressure slowly, but a/c dropped, hit hard and bounced. Increased power to full and did a go-around. Contacted tower to check landing gear. Tower advised nose gear appeared to be bent. 3rd attempt, came in much lower slightly below the VASI (3 reds 1 white) and approach was better. Landed normally keeping nose gear off the ground. Cleared the runway at "c" and stopped on taxiway, inspection revealed bent nose gear. Felt nose gear shimmy during taxi. Winds were light and variable at the time.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED KHFD RUNWAY 02. 1ST ATTEMPT WAS TOO HIGH AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. 2ND ATTEMPT CAME IN FULL FLAPS, A/C WAS FLOATING. INCREASED BACK PRESSURE TO LOSE ALTITUDE, ENGINE AT IDLE. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED FASTER AND INCREASED BACK PRESSURE SLOWLY, BUT A/C DROPPED, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. INCREASED POWER TO FULL AND DID A GO-AROUND. CONTACTED TOWER TO CHECK LANDING GEAR. TOWER ADVISED NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE BENT. 3RD ATTEMPT, CAME IN MUCH LOWER SLIGHTLY BELOW THE VASI (3 REDS 1 WHITE) AND APPROACH WAS BETTER. LANDED NORMALLY KEEPING NOSE GEAR OFF THE GROUND. CLEARED THE RUNWAY AT "C" AND STOPPED ON TAXIWAY, INSPECTION REVEALED BENT NOSE GEAR. FELT NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DURING TAXI. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME.
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