What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After installing a replacement heavier engine with higher rated horsepower, pilot neglects to perform weight and balance to determine if aircraft is within CG. Also aircraft stall speed with replacement engine is unknown. During approach to land at hwv on runway 15 aircraft aerodynamically stalled approximately 25 ft above runway falling to the paved runway surface nose first breaking off the left main landing gear and causing substantial structural damage to the fuselage.
Pilot has no hours of instruction or flight time in this aircraft prior to the day of this accident.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT HEAVIER ENGINE WITH HIGHER RATED HORSEPOWER, PILOT NEGLECTS TO PERFORM WEIGHT AND BALANCE TO DETERMINE IF AIRCRAFT IS WITHIN CG. ALSO AIRCRAFT STALL SPEED WITH REPLACEMENT ENGINE IS UNKNOWN. DURING APPROACH TO LAND AT HWV ON RUNWAY 15 AIRCRAFT AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED APPROXIMATELY 25 FT ABOVE RUNWAY FALLING TO THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE NOSE FIRST BREAKING OFF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE.
PILOT HAS NO HOURS OF INSTRUCTION OR FLIGHT TIME IN THIS AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THIS ACCIDENT.