From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC was landing at lns and stated that he flared too high just prior to touchdown, bounced off of the runway and started porpoising. After bouncing on the runway a few times, the nose gear collapsed and sheared off, the prop struck the runway and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway with no further incident and no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
PIC WAS LANDING AT LNS AND STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, BOUNCED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND STARTED PORPOISING. AFTER BOUNCING ON THE RUNWAY A FEW TIMES, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND SHEARED OFF, THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES.
Other reports on N1997L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.