What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was landing on runway 6 when the aircraft nose gear collapsed. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the aircraft structure because of the nose landing gear collapse. The pilot stated: “as I prepared for landing, I realized I was coming in slightly high and inadvertently flared too early. This miscalculation resulted in the aircraft bouncing twice upon touchdown, leading to the collapse of the front landing gear.” ground scarring on the runway showed several propeller strikes followed by nosewheel touchdown, then heavy scraping form the collapse of the nose gear. The aircraft came to stop on the runway with minor damage to the forward belly skin.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE PILOT STATED: “AS I PREPARED FOR LANDING, I REALIZED I WAS COMING IN SLIGHTLY HIGH AND INADVERTENTLY FLARED TOO EARLY. THIS MISCALCULATION RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCING TWICE UPON TOUCHDOWN, LEADING TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT LANDING GEAR.” GROUND SCARRING ON THE RUNWAY SHOWED SEVERAL PROPELLER STRIKES FOLLOWED BY NOSEWHEEL TOUCHDOWN, THEN HEAVY SCRAPING FORM THE COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD BELLY SKIN.
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