What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot indicated he made a routine approach to runway 26 at Franklin County Airport (18A) for landing, at touchdown the aircraft hit hard on the mains and bounced into the air, the aircraft continued to porpoise down runway, power was applied for a go around however the propeller and nose wheel struck the runway pavement, pilot retarded power to idle, aircraft veered off the runway and came to a stop with the nose off the pavement.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT INDICATED HE MADE A ROUTINE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT (18A) FOR LANDING, AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE MAINS AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PORPOISE DOWN RUNWAY, POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO AROUND HOWEVER THE PROPELLER AND NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, PILOT RETARDED POWER TO IDLE, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE OFF THE PAVEMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.