What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12/23/2016, at approximately 1213 MDT, aircraft N320RJ, an experimental amateur-built Kitfox 7, made an emergency landing short of runway 22 at Yellowstone Regional Airport, Cody, WY, due to a loss of engine power. On roll out, the nose landing gear collapsed causing damage to the landing gear, engine, propeller, and firewall. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The weather at the time was VMC.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12/23/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1213 MDT, AIRCRAFT N320RJ, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT KITFOX 7, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 22 AT YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL AIRPORT, CODY, WY, DUE TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. ON ROLL OUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.