What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing at tlh when the nose wheel touched down the nose of the aircraft continued to descend causing the props to strike the runway surface damaging the prop blades and engine.
Two of the props acted to support the nose of the aircraft as it slid to a stop.
Thereby preventing additional damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING AT TLH WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND CAUSING THE PROPS TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING THE PROP BLADES AND ENGINE.
TWO OF THE PROPS ACTED TO SUPPORT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT SLID TO A STOP.
THEREBY PREVENTING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.