What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 16, 2013, at approximately 21:00 EST, the pilot was performing night currency take offs and landings. On the 3rd takeoff of the night the pilot was unable to maintain altitude after rotation. The pilot proceeded to land the aircraft and it settled back onto the runway left of centerline and exited the runway to the left and into the grass. The aircraft continued through the grass and crossed an intersecting taxiway. After crossing the taxiway the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on it's nose in the grass approximately 50 feet on the other side of the taxiway. The pilot and passenger were able to exit the aircraft with no reported injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 16, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 21:00 EST, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING NIGHT CURRENCY TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE 3RD TAKEOFF OF THE NIGHT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER ROTATION. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS AND CROSSED AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY. AFTER CROSSING THE TAXIWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO REPORTED INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.