What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 25, 2016 at Palo Alto airport at 11:45 PST, aircraft N387CS touched down at approximately the seventeen hundred foot mark of a twenty four hundred feet runway, hit the ground and bounced once, shearing off the nose landing gear. The aircraft continued down the runway for approximately four hundred and fifty feet with propeller striking the ground, causing substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2016 AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT AT 11:45 PST, AIRCRAFT N387CS TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY THE SEVENTEEN HUNDRED FOOT MARK OF A TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED FEET RUNWAY, HIT THE GROUND AND BOUNCED ONCE, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET WITH PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.