What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported that while on approach to land on a taxiway due to a larger airplane using the runway to offload, he was distracted by the younger passengers in the rear seats and noticed that the airplane's rate of descent was higher than normal. The pilot further reported that, he advanced the throttle to full, however there was not enough time to recover and the airplane landed hard.
While taxing to park the pilot realized that the airplane had sustained substantial damage as the rudder controls where jammed due to the nose gear impacting the firewall. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane to a parking position without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND ON A TAXIWAY DUE TO A LARGER AIRPLANE USING THE RUNWAY TO OFFLOAD, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE YOUNGER PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S RATE OF DESCENT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL, HOWEVER THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD.
WHILE TAXING TO PARK THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE RUDDER CONTROLS WHERE JAMMED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE FIREWALL. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE TO A PARKING POSITION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.