What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 24, 2017, at 2050 EST, a Cessna 337G, N685V, registered to alpha golf flyers inc., while doing night pattern work, in visual meterorological conditions, made a hard landing which resulted in the nose gear being sheared off. The pilot was not injured.
The pilot stated, after departing runway 27 at kldj, the aircraft remained in the pattern. On the first approach, the aircraft was not lined up properly, and he went around from a height of 400'. On the second approach, no more than 300' high, on final, a flock of birds in front of the aircraft caused him to push the yoke forward, and within seconds the aircraft made contact with the pavement. After the aircraft bounced on the main gear, it came down hard a second time, shearing the nose gear off the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 24, 2017, AT 2050 EST, A CESSNA 337G, N685V, REGISTERED TO ALPHA GOLF FLYERS INC., WHILE DOING NIGHT PATTERN WORK, IN VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, MADE A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR BEING SHEARED OFF. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
THE PILOT STATED, AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 27 AT KLDJ, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE PATTERN. ON THE FIRST APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT LINED UP PROPERLY, AND HE WENT AROUND FROM A HEIGHT OF 400'. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, NO MORE THAN 300' HIGH, ON FINAL, A FLOCK OF BIRDS IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED HIM TO PUSH THE YOKE FORWARD, AND WITHIN SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE MAIN GEAR, IT CAME DOWN HARD A SECOND TIME, SHEARING THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.