What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was on a normal approach to landing at Ball Airport. He was setting up to land on the grass portion of the runway prior to the pavement for runway 36. He was coming in at approach speed of 60 mph. He landed short and hard of the designated grass landing area. The hard landing resulted in the gear calapsing, the propeller to impact the ground and splinter, and damage to the right forward wing strut.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING AT BALL AIRPORT. HE WAS SETTING UP TO LAND ON THE GRASS PORTION OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE PAVEMENT FOR RUNWAY 36. HE WAS COMING IN AT APPROACH SPEED OF 60 MPH. HE LANDED SHORT AND HARD OF THE DESIGNATED GRASS LANDING AREA. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE GEAR CALAPSING, THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE GROUND AND SPLINTER, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FORWARD WING STRUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.