What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft glided to the airfield at a right angle to the runway and touched down in the dirt/grass just short of the east side of runway. On touchdown nose gear separated and the aircraft slid across runway, coming to a stop just outside the runway lights
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO THE AIRFIELD AT A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE DIRT/GRASS JUST SHORT OF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID ACROSS RUNWAY, COMING TO A STOP JUST OUTSIDE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.