What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot took off to do practice pattern work and get used to the aircraft. On his fifth traffic pattern, he came in with too much speed and ballooned. He then was high and slow, and lowered the nose with either the controls or by adding power, which in a pusher-prop would cause the nose to go down. He struck the runway hard and broke the nose gear. He then settled to the runway and spun out into the grass. He dislocated his ankle and was taken to the hospital. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TOOK OFF TO DO PRACTICE PATTERN WORK AND GET USED TO THE AIRCRAFT. ON HIS FIFTH TRAFFIC PATTERN, HE CAME IN WITH TOO MUCH SPEED AND BALLOONED. HE THEN WAS HIGH AND SLOW, AND LOWERED THE NOSE WITH EITHER THE CONTROLS OR BY ADDING POWER, WHICH IN A PUSHER-PROP WOULD CAUSE THE NOSE TO GO DOWN. HE STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR. HE THEN SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AND SPUN OUT INTO THE GRASS. HE DISLOCATED HIS ANKLE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.