What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N801PZ a homebuilt aircraft, zenith 801, serial number 8-4758 was certificated on June 2017.
The owner and PIC during accident sequence, private pilot privacy data omitted, was practicing power off landings.
There was one passenger on board, a friend which holds flight instructor certificate but no training was being conducted on this accident flight.
The weather indicated 4 KTS of wind at dkx, but interviewing EMS pilots flying at the same time they indicated the wind was higher the forecasted and very gusty.
The aircraft struck the runway extremely hard in a nose low attitude. The nose wheel entered the engine cowling and broke the firewall. The airframe underneath the seats buckled.
As the FAA filed it
N801PZ A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, ZENITH 801, SERIAL NUMBER 8-4758 WAS CERTIFICATED ON JUNE 2017.
THE OWNER AND PIC DURING ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS PRACTICING POWER OFF LANDINGS.
THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD, A FRIEND WHICH HOLDS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE BUT NO TRAINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THIS ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
THE WEATHER INDICATED 4 KTS OF WIND AT DKX, BUT INTERVIEWING EMS PILOTS FLYING AT THE SAME TIME THEY INDICATED THE WIND WAS HIGHER THE FORECASTED AND VERY GUSTY.
THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY EXTREMELY HARD IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE NOSE WHEEL ENTERED THE ENGINE COWLING AND BROKE THE FIREWALL. THE AIRFRAME UNDERNEATH THE SEATS BUCKLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.