What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 4/28/2015, the louisville FSDO was informed of an accident that occurred on 4/21/2015 involving a hard landing on runway 23 at kaas in gusty crosswinds. The pilot stated that he pulled the engine power back just prior to landing and the aircraft stalled between 3 and 5 feet above the runway. All 3 landing gear, the fire wall, and the nose gear attach structure were damaged. Damage to the propeller indicated a high power setting at impact. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/28/2015, THE LOUISVILLE FSDO WAS INFORMED OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 4/21/2015 INVOLVING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KAAS IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE ENGINE POWER BACK JUST PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR, THE FIRE WALL, AND THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED A HIGH POWER SETTING AT IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.