What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was attempting to land at Georgetown Municipal Airport. As per the tower the aircraft bounced twice and then came down hard on the nose gear at which time the tire blew out. A few feet later the aircraft veered left off the runway onto some very soft dirt (due to rain) and flipped over (up side down) there were two individuals and a dog on board. There were no injuries to the people nor the dog. All exited the aircraft. Substantial damage to the aircraft. Damage consisted of: both propeller blades bent aft, tail/rudder damage, right wing tip, r/h cabin door opening (fuselage) damaged, wing and fuselage skin deformation damage and other minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AS PER THE TOWER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND THEN CAME DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AT WHICH TIME THE TIRE BLEW OUT. A FEW FEET LATER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO SOME VERY SOFT DIRT (DUE TO RAIN) AND FLIPPED OVER (UP SIDE DOWN) THERE WERE TWO INDIVIDUALS AND A DOG ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PEOPLE NOR THE DOG. ALL EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF: BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT AFT, TAIL/RUDDER DAMAGE, RIGHT WING TIP, R/H CABIN DOOR OPENING (FUSELAGE) DAMAGED, WING AND FUSELAGE SKIN DEFORMATION DAMAGE AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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