What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot states that his approach to runway 27 at kjka was normal. As pilot began his flare, his nose wheel hit first, causing the aircraft to bounce into the air approximately 10 -15 feet. Pilot states he added power and felt the aircraft veer to the left. The left wing tip hit the ground causing the aircraft to continue turning to the left. The aircraft then continued traveling across the grass south of the runway and towards the parallel taxiway. The nose gear broke off and then right main gear broke off. Left wing was bent upwards, left and right propellers were bent slightly aft, indicating a low power setting during ground contact. The aircraft came to rest facing 350 degrees on the edge of the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATES THAT HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27 AT KJKA WAS NORMAL. AS PILOT BEGAN HIS FLARE, HIS NOSE WHEEL HIT FIRST, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE INTO THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 10 -15 FEET. PILOT STATES HE ADDED POWER AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT VEER TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED TRAVELING ACROSS THE GRASS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND TOWARDS THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF AND THEN RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARDS, LEFT AND RIGHT PROPELLERS WERE BENT SLIGHTLY AFT, INDICATING A LOW POWER SETTING DURING GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING 350 DEGREES ON THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY.
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