What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was making practice takeoffs and landings, in winds of 18 knots, aligned with the runway. On his final landing, the pilot got slow and stalled the aircraft at roughly 10 feet above the runway. The aircraft landed hard, and the right main gear and nose wheel broke off the aircraft. The fuselage slid to the right off the runway and came to rest right side up off on the shoulder of the runway. The aircraft prop, engine mounts and spar structure were damaged. An evaluation of the damage resulted in it being judged as substantial damage. The pilot received an abrasion on his elbow as his only injury.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, IN WINDS OF 18 KNOTS, ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. ON HIS FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT GOT SLOW AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT ROUGHLY 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FUSELAGE SLID TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROP, ENGINE MOUNTS AND SPAR STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED. AN EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE RESULTED IN IT BEING JUDGED AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED AN ABRASION ON HIS ELBOW AS HIS ONLY INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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