What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Landed on runway 23 and the nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated "I set up for final with 20 degrees of flaps. My approach and speed looked good at 70 KTS, and it did not feel bumpy from the wind. I started to pull some power back as I came over the runway, and I began to round out not very high over the runway, and it hit. The plane bounced and when I came down the second time, the gear went down." Post-accident investigation did not reveal any preexisting mechanical discrepancies that would have led to the nose gear collapse. Given the lack of preexisting deficiencies and the pilot's statement of bouncing the airplane, the cause of the accident was a hard landing that exceeded the load bearing ability of the nose gear system.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED "I SET UP FOR FINAL WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS. MY APPROACH AND SPEED LOOKED GOOD AT 70 KTS, AND IT DID NOT FEEL BUMPY FROM THE WIND. I STARTED TO PULL SOME POWER BACK AS I CAME OVER THE RUNWAY, AND I BEGAN TO ROUND OUT NOT VERY HIGH OVER THE RUNWAY, AND IT HIT. THE PLANE BOUNCED AND WHEN I CAME DOWN THE SECOND TIME, THE GEAR WENT DOWN." POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. GIVEN THE LACK OF PREEXISTING DEFICIENCIES AND THE PILOT'S STATEMENT OF BOUNCING THE AIRPLANE, THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS A HARD LANDING THAT EXCEEDED THE LOAD BEARING ABILITY OF THE NOSE GEAR SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.