What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A private pilot was returning to the airport. On landing, the pilot experienced a hard landing and the aircraft bounced. The pilot added power to initiate a go around. During the attempted go around, the aircraft drifted to the left, landing in the grass and continued across a taxiway, hit a retaining wall of a ditch, and came to rest in the grass.
Post flight assessment revealed damage to the aircraft including propeller blades, left main landing gear, nose landing gear, right flap, right wing leading edge, and a crack on the lower fuselage aft of the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
A PRIVATE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. ON LANDING, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, LANDING IN THE GRASS AND CONTINUED ACROSS A TAXIWAY, HIT A RETAINING WALL OF A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS.
POST FLIGHT ASSESSMENT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING PROPELLER BLADES, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT FLAP, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND A CRACK ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.