What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was returning to their home airport. The winds were reported as 050 at 10 knots, gusting to 14 knots. On initial approach, the pilot initiated a go around after touching down with excessive force. On the second approach, the aircraft again touched down hard and started porpoising. The nose came down, resulting in a prop strike and the nose gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THEIR HOME AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 050 AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS. ON INITIAL APPROACH, THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND AFTER TOUCHING DOWN WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND STARTED PORPOISING. THE NOSE CAME DOWN, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.