What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N9837L was attempting to land on runway 4L at the Chicago-Midway international airport. The pilot made a faster than normal approach to land and did not ?flare? For landing before the nose-wheel made contact with the runway surface. The aircraft bounced, and the pilot ?porpoised? The aircraft down the runway before finally striking the nose wheel hard enough to collapse the nose gear into the cowling. The propeller made contact with the runway and sustained damage in addition to the nose gear. There were no injuries and no post-accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N9837L WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L AT THE CHICAGO-MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AND DID NOT ?FLARE? FOR LANDING BEFORE THE NOSE-WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, AND THE PILOT ?PORPOISED? THE AIRCRAFT DOWN THE RUNWAY BEFORE FINALLY STRIKING THE NOSE WHEEL HARD ENOUGH TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR INTO THE COWLING. THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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