What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Departed runway 21 at 88WI with the intent to stay in the pattern. The aircraft performed well with just one person on board. When on the left cross wind with full power, climbing and almost at pattern altitude the windshield cracked and broke. The pilot immediately turned the down wind because the aircraft lost speed and began descending. A smaller portion of the window came in the cockpit. The main portion was still attached at the top and flopping against the compass on the dash .with full power and trying to maintain a speed above a stall the aircraft continued to descend. The pilot stated the elevator was like mush, soft or nothing there. It responded with forward movement, however; upward or back elevator was very light and limited response. The ailerons were working normally. On down wind the pilot adjusted the pattern tight so he could make the runway with a continuous left base to final. When he reduced the power over the trees at the end of the runway "the airplane just dropped". This resulted in a hard landing that collapsed the left main and nose gear. The aircraft came to a stop on grass runway 21, slightly left of center, facing to the left.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT 88WI WITH THE INTENT TO STAY IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED WELL WITH JUST ONE PERSON ON BOARD. WHEN ON THE LEFT CROSS WIND WITH FULL POWER, CLIMBING AND ALMOST AT PATTERN ALTITUDE THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND BROKE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE DOWN WIND BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED AND BEGAN DESCENDING. A SMALLER PORTION OF THE WINDOW CAME IN THE COCKPIT. THE MAIN PORTION WAS STILL ATTACHED AT THE TOP AND FLOPPING AGAINST THE COMPASS ON THE DASH .WITH FULL POWER AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SPEED ABOVE A STALL THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. THE PILOT STATED THE ELEVATOR WAS LIKE MUSH, SOFT OR NOTHING THERE. IT RESPONDED WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT, HOWEVER; UPWARD OR BACK ELEVATOR WAS VERY LIGHT AND LIMITED RESPONSE. THE AILERONS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. ON DOWN WIND THE PILOT ADJUSTED THE PATTERN TIGHT SO HE COULD MAKE THE RUNWAY WITH A CONTINUOUS LEFT BASE TO FINAL. WHEN HE REDUCED THE POWER OVER THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY "THE AIRPLANE JUST DROPPED". THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING THAT COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON GRASS RUNWAY 21, SLIGHTLY LEFT OF CENTER, FACING TO THE LEFT.