What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Eye witness states aircraft approached runway 21 with a quartering tail wind. The aircraft attempted to land, failed to flare, resulting in the nose landing gear touching first. This caused a porpoising action. The aircraft porpoised 3 times on the 3rd touchdown the nose landing gear strut separated from the aircraft resulting in a prop strike and engine stoppage. The aircraft skidded to a stop on its nose.
As the FAA filed it
EYE WITNESS STATES AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY 21 WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, FAILED TO FLARE, RESULTING IN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHING FIRST. THIS CAUSED A PORPOISING ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED 3 TIMES ON THE 3RD TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE STOPPAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON ITS NOSE.
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