What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft porpoise on landing causing two propeller strikes, firewall wrinkling, forward fuselage wrinkling, buckling of the cockpit floor aft of the rudder pedals, a flat nose tire and nose wheel damage which occurred on the hard runway surface. Pilot went around and returned to the same airport and accomplished a soft filed landing procedure due to the possible damage. Pilot taxied the aircraft to the parking area and noted nose coming from the nose area of the aircraft. He parked the aircraft and notified the airport manager. The FAA or NTSB were not notified of the accident. FAA found out due a mechanic requesting a ferry permit which was denied due to damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PORPOISE ON LANDING CAUSING TWO PROPELLER STRIKES, FIREWALL WRINKLING, FORWARD FUSELAGE WRINKLING, BUCKLING OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR AFT OF THE RUDDER PEDALS, A FLAT NOSE TIRE AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED ON THE HARD RUNWAY SURFACE. PILOT WENT AROUND AND RETURNED TO THE SAME AIRPORT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SOFT FILED LANDING PROCEDURE DUE TO THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE. PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PARKING AREA AND NOTED NOSE COMING FROM THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT MANAGER. THE FAA OR NTSB WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. FAA FOUND OUT DUE A MECHANIC REQUESTING A FERRY PERMIT WHICH WAS DENIED DUE TO DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.