What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was attempting to land at tri-city airport(3G6). As he approached the runway he landed on the grass about 4-6 feet from the pavement. The pavement is elevated approximate 6 inches higher than the grass. His nose wheel struck the edge of the pavement and broke off. The pilot said he had applied power and when the aircraft bounced, he took flight again and executed a go-around. A witness radioed him and informed him of his nose wheel that was missing. He circled the airport and attempted to land on the grass next to the runway. The aircraft landed and when the front landing wheel strut made contact with the grass, it dug into the ground, which caused the aircraft to flip over.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT TRI-CITY AIRPORT(3G6). AS HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HE LANDED ON THE GRASS ABOUT 4-6 FEET FROM THE PAVEMENT. THE PAVEMENT IS ELEVATED APPROXIMATE 6 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE GRASS. HIS NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT AND BROKE OFF. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD APPLIED POWER AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, HE TOOK FLIGHT AGAIN AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. A WITNESS RADIOED HIM AND INFORMED HIM OF HIS NOSE WHEEL THAT WAS MISSING. HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WHEN THE FRONT LANDING WHEEL STRUT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS, IT DUG INTO THE GROUND, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.
NTSB investigation
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