What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After the aircraft touched down on runway 29, the PIC kept control yoke slightly nose up. PIC felt nose gear lift and starting to bounce. PIC decided to perform a go-around and applied full power. He noted the aircraft had lifted off the ground and the nose went down uncommanded. Immediately after the aircraft hit the ground, the aircraft started to steer left. PIC applied brakes and full right rudder deflection. When the nose gear contacted the dirt off the runway, it separated from the aircraft. The aircraft continued over the grass hitting a water drain wall and came to a full stop over the rocks at the waterfront next to the airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left main landing gear and wing (the gear punctured up through the wing), the tail separated and the nose landing gear separated.
Weather: KW29 3014252 auto 32004KT L0SM OVCL20 22/18 A3003 rmk AO2 T02180184
As the FAA filed it
AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 29, THE PIC KEPT CONTROL YOKE SLIGHTLY NOSE UP. PIC FELT NOSE GEAR LIFT AND STARTING TO BOUNCE. PIC DECIDED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER. HE NOTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE NOSE WENT DOWN UNCOMMANDED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STEER LEFT. PIC APPLIED BRAKES AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE DIRT OFF THE RUNWAY, IT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OVER THE GRASS HITTING A WATER DRAIN WALL AND CAME TO A FULL STOP OVER THE ROCKS AT THE WATERFRONT NEXT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WING (THE GEAR PUNCTURED UP THROUGH THE WING), THE TAIL SEPARATED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED.
WEATHER: KW29 3014252 AUTO 32004KT L0SM OVCL20 22/18 A3003 RMK AO2 T02180184
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