What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that this flight was for night currency. The first approach and landing to a full stop was uneventful. The second approach with the flaps set at 30 degrees and airspeed at 68 knots was normal until the aircraft experienced sudden wind shear over the threshold. The aircraft drifted to the left side of the runway while in the flare. The pilot attempted to correct and return the aircraft to the centerline. At that point, the nose gear hit first, and failed, braking in half. The aircraft slid off the left side of the runway where the strut dug in, followed by the aircraft flipping upside down.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS FLIGHT WAS FOR NIGHT CURRENCY. THE FIRST APPROACH AND LANDING TO A FULL STOP WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE SECOND APPROACH WITH THE FLAPS SET AT 30 DEGREES AND AIRSPEED AT 68 KNOTS WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUDDEN WIND SHEAR OVER THE THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE IN THE FLARE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTERLINE. AT THAT POINT, THE NOSE GEAR HIT FIRST, AND FAILED, BRAKING IN HALF. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE STRUT DUG IN, FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.