What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 27th, 2021, at 1339 MST near the city of granby, Colorado, airplane N522LG, a Columbia 400 model LC41-550FG suffered a hard landing at granby-grand county airport (kgnb) in granby, Colorado. The airplane bounced three times before the nose gear separated from the aircraft. There were four people on board. The pilot and three passengers suffered no injuries and the airplane sustained minor damage. The weather at the time of the incident was reported as winds 260 at 14 knots gusting to 17 knots, temperature 23°c, dew point 04°c with density altitude of 11,030 feet.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 27TH, 2021, AT 1339 MST NEAR THE CITY OF GRANBY, COLORADO, AIRPLANE N522LG, A COLUMBIA 400 MODEL LC41-550FG SUFFERED A HARD LANDING AT GRANBY-GRAND COUNTY AIRPORT (KGNB) IN GRANBY, COLORADO. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS SUFFERED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WINDS 260 AT 14 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS, TEMPERATURE 23°C, DEW POINT 04°C WITH DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 11,030 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.