What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 10, 2022, at approximately 1100 local time at kldj airport, the pilot flew aircraft N6371L and conducted a routine visual approach to runway 27. The approach resulted in a hard landing that subsequently collapsed the nose landing gear and caused the propeller to strike the runway. The pilot shut the aircraft down and both he and his passenger were able to promptly remove the aircraft from the runway. The crewmembers reported no injuries. The pilot had not flown a Grumman for several months and during the landing approach and touchdown transition (flare), misjudged his actual height above the ground which then resulted in a hard landing. The pilot admitted that he would have benefited from a flight with an experienced Grumman pilot before venturing on his own.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 10, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 LOCAL TIME AT KLDJ AIRPORT, THE PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT N6371L AND CONDUCTED A ROUTINE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27. THE APPROACH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING THAT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND BOTH HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO PROMPTLY REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. THE CREWMEMBERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN A GRUMMAN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND DURING THE LANDING APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN TRANSITION (FLARE), MISJUDGED HIS ACTUAL HEIGHT ABOVE THE GROUND WHICH THEN RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM A FLIGHT WITH AN EXPERIENCED GRUMMAN PILOT BEFORE VENTURING ON HIS OWN.