What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that on landing, his approach was slightly above normal approach speed. Upon starting the flare, the aircraft began to porpoise multiple times and struck the front of the aircraft on the runway. The impact included the prop and broke the nose landing gear backwards, which put a significant tear in the belly of the aircraft. A witness stated that the aircraft porpoised 3 times, striking the nose on the third time.
Weather: 4:24 pm temp: 88 f, dew point: 57 f, humidity: 35 %, wind dir: n, wind @ 5 mph, gusts: 0 mph, pressure: 29.6 in, precipitaion: 0.0 in, conditions: fair
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING, HIS APPROACH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. UPON STARTING THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE MULTIPLE TIMES AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT INCLUDED THE PROP AND BROKE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BACKWARDS, WHICH PUT A SIGNIFICANT TEAR IN THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED 3 TIMES, STRIKING THE NOSE ON THE THIRD TIME.
WEATHER: 4:24 PM TEMP: 88 F, DEW POINT: 57 F, HUMIDITY: 35 %, WIND DIR: N, WIND @ 5 MPH, GUSTS: 0 MPH, PRESSURE: 29.6 IN, PRECIPITAION: 0.0 IN, CONDITIONS: FAIR
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.