What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 23 student pilot zi jie siaw piloted N250YA from kpou to khfd. At approximately 1300 LCL, while attempting landing on runway 20 with a 5 knot crosswind, aircraft bounced once and touched down hard at an angle to runway heading. The nose gear support assy broke under side load and aircraft came to rest on remaining nose gear strut. The pilot was the sole person on board. There were no injuries reported. The aircraft sustained substantial damage for the firewall buckled on the left and right side of center. The left landing gear support arm was bent outward. The rudder system was hyper extended with resultant broken rod end at nose gear attachment and minor skin damage lower LH fuselage. The propeller struck the runway, was scored with the tips bent back.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 23 STUDENT PILOT ZI JIE SIAW PILOTED N250YA FROM KPOU TO KHFD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LCL, WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A 5 KNOT CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD AT AN ANGLE TO RUNWAY HEADING. THE NOSE GEAR SUPPORT ASSY BROKE UNDER SIDE LOAD AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON REMAINING NOSE GEAR STRUT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOR THE FIREWALL BUCKLED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF CENTER. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SUPPORT ARM WAS BENT OUTWARD. THE RUDDER SYSTEM WAS HYPER EXTENDED WITH RESULTANT BROKEN ROD END AT NOSE GEAR ATTACHMENT AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE LOWER LH FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, WAS SCORED WITH THE TIPS BENT BACK.
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