What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per pilot statement he was solo time-building from hio, rgb, eug to hio, with a passenger. At 5 miles south of eug cascade approach told him expect straight to rwy 34R. Eug tower also gave him 34R. At 2-3 miles eug tower changed rwy to 34L due to opposite jet trffic landing rwy 16R, opposite 34R. At that point he selected 10° flaps and after turning 34L base selected 25° flaps. After turning on final selected 40° (full) flaps down at 55 knots. He stated the wind was 360° at 9 KTS. He thought he needed more airspeed for landing (40 KTS + 5 KTS).
He states that he maintained glideslope and was stable. He flared normally, moved throttle to idle, and touched down smoothly. It felt like a normal landing to him. Based on the pilot description it appears "the airplane went up a little bit and then bounced up." After that the nose hit the ground (rwy), slipped over the ground (slid along the rwy). He says that he didn't have time to react to go around because it happened so quickly.
Based on photo evidence, when the airplane came back down after bouncing back into the air, it came down at an angle where the prop and nose cowl impacted the rwy first causing the nose wheel assembly to break off the NLG leg. The airplane slid for approximately 100 to 200 feet coming to a stop on the rwy. The pilot was able to make a final call to the tower, perform a post flight shutdown, and he and the passenger safely exited the airplane without injury.
As the FAA filed it
PER PILOT STATEMENT HE WAS SOLO TIME-BUILDING FROM HIO, RGB, EUG TO HIO, WITH A PASSENGER. AT 5 MILES SOUTH OF EUG CASCADE APPROACH TOLD HIM EXPECT STRAIGHT TO RWY 34R. EUG TOWER ALSO GAVE HIM 34R. AT 2-3 MILES EUG TOWER CHANGED RWY TO 34L DUE TO OPPOSITE JET TRFFIC LANDING RWY 16R, OPPOSITE 34R. AT THAT POINT HE SELECTED 10° FLAPS AND AFTER TURNING 34L BASE SELECTED 25° FLAPS. AFTER TURNING ON FINAL SELECTED 40° (FULL) FLAPS DOWN AT 55 KNOTS. HE STATED THE WIND WAS 360° AT 9 KTS. HE THOUGHT HE NEEDED MORE AIRSPEED FOR LANDING (40 KTS + 5 KTS).
HE STATES THAT HE MAINTAINED GLIDESLOPE AND WAS STABLE. HE FLARED NORMALLY, MOVED THROTTLE TO IDLE, AND TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY. IT FELT LIKE A NORMAL LANDING TO HIM. BASED ON THE PILOT DESCRIPTION IT APPEARS "THE AIRPLANE WENT UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEN BOUNCED UP." AFTER THAT THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND (RWY), SLIPPED OVER THE GROUND (SLID ALONG THE RWY). HE SAYS THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REACT TO GO AROUND BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY.
BASED ON PHOTO EVIDENCE, WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME BACK DOWN AFTER BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR, IT CAME DOWN AT AN ANGLE WHERE THE PROP AND NOSE COWL IMPACTED THE RWY FIRST CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BREAK OFF THE NLG LEG. THE AIRPLANE SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 200 FEET COMING TO A STOP ON THE RWY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FINAL CALL TO THE TOWER, PERFORM A POST FLIGHT SHUTDOWN, AND HE AND THE PASSENGER SAFELY EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.