What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was on final approach to landing when the rate of descent increased, resulting in a hard landing and a bounce. The aircraft became momentarily airborne before descending again and impacting the runway with a nose-down attitude.
Upon the second impact, the nose landing gear failed, causing the aircraft to flip over and come to rest inverted.
There were no injuries to the pilot or any occupants. However, the aircraft sustained substantial damage, including a collapsed nose gear, propeller damage, and airframe damage due to the inversion.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING WHEN THE RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND A BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE BEFORE DESCENDING AGAIN AND IMPACTING THE RUNWAY WITH A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.
UPON THE SECOND IMPACT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANY OCCUPANTS. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE DUE TO THE INVERSION.
NTSB investigation
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