What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman stated that he made a normal approach to land on runway 17. When he began his flare to land, he felt that the nose was just not coming up to the correct attitude even though he was pulling back on the yoke. He touched down in a very flat attitude and hit hard, bounced into the air at least 4 times. The airplane finally stayed on the ground. He tried to turn onto the taxiway but there was no control response and the controls seemed jammed. When he got out of the airplane, he saw the propeller was bent. Damage also included a bent firewall, bent nose wheel strut.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. WHEN HE BEGAN HIS FLARE TO LAND, HE FELT THAT THE NOSE WAS JUST NOT COMING UP TO THE CORRECT ATTITUDE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE. HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A VERY FLAT ATTITUDE AND HIT HARD, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE AIRPLANE FINALLY STAYED ON THE GROUND. HE TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY BUT THERE WAS NO CONTROL RESPONSE AND THE CONTROLS SEEMED JAMMED. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE, HE SAW THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. DAMAGE ALSO INCLUDED A BENT FIREWALL, BENT NOSE WHEEL 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.