What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC canceled IFR and proceeded to the airport under visual flight rules. PIC stated he bounced twice, remaining in ground effect, then ?forced? The landing which resulted in the nose gear assembly failing. The nose gear retracted into the nose gear well. The propeller struck the runway surface and the aircraft departed the runway surface to the right and came to rest in the grass.
As the FAA filed it
PIC CANCELED IFR AND PROCEEDED TO THE AIRPORT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. PIC STATED HE BOUNCED TWICE, REMAINING IN GROUND EFFECT, THEN ?FORCED? THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILING. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO THE NOSE GEAR WELL. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.