What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft contacted the runway hard during the landing, bounced three times, on the second bounce the nose wheel assembly departed the aircraft, the nose gear leg created a divot in the runway 1" deep and approximately 8" long. Aircraft propeller contacted the runway multiple time causing small divots in the runway surface. Aircraft came to rest on the runway. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HARD DURING THE LANDING, BOUNCED THREE TIMES, ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE NOSE GEAR LEG CREATED A DIVOT IN THE RUNWAY 1" DEEP AND APPROXIMATELY 8" LONG. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY MULTIPLE TIME CAUSING SMALL DIVOTS IN THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.