What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
^Mr. Collins^ stated he was the sole occupant of the aircraft and its PIC at the time of the accident. The purpose of the flight was to scatter the ashes of a deceased pilot / friend. The bag of ashes began to come apart. The PIC let go of the stick to try and contain the ashes. The nose of the aircraft dropped and the aircraft struck the ground. The left main landing gear bent and broke on the first impact, the aircraft bounced, and came down breaking the left main landing gear from the aircraft on the second impact. Investigation revealed that the aircraft's firewall had been bent by the impacts.
As the FAA filed it
^MR. COLLINS^ STATED HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS PIC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO SCATTER THE ASHES OF A DECEASED PILOT / FRIEND. THE BAG OF ASHES BEGAN TO COME APART. THE PIC LET GO OF THE STICK TO TRY AND CONTAIN THE ASHES. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BENT AND BROKE ON THE FIRST IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND CAME DOWN BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SECOND IMPACT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S FIREWALL HAD BEEN BENT BY THE IMPACTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.