What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was returning from a local flight with 2 passengers onboard. During the landing phase of the flight the PIC was distracted by talking to the front seat passenger. The engine power was reduced and the nose of the aircraft dropped excessively, the PIC attempted to arrest the descent angle by applying full power but was unsuccessful. The aircraft impacted the runway at an high nose down angle. At impact the nose wheel separated from the aircraft. The aircraft slid on the nose portion of the engine cowling down the runway drifting slightly to the left exiting the runway approx 500 feet from the initial impact area. Fire was present as the aircraft came to a stop and the aircraft was destroyed the ensuing fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS RETURNING FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD. DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THE FLIGHT THE PIC WAS DISTRACTED BY TALKING TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THE ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED EXCESSIVELY, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT ANGLE BY APPLYING FULL POWER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AT AN HIGH NOSE DOWN ANGLE. AT IMPACT THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE NOSE PORTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING DOWN THE RUNWAY DRIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY APPROX 500 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT AREA. FIRE WAS PRESENT AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED THE ENSUING FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.