What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 25, 2026, at approximately 2:30 pm PST, a student pilot was attempting to land a Cirrus SR22, tail number privacy data omitted, on runway 36 at Sun River, Oregon (S21). As the aircraft attempted to land, it bounced once, then again higher than the first, and on the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed while the pilot attempted to initiate a takeoff with increased power. This caused the nose of the aircraft to strike the runway, resulting in a propeller strike. The aircraft then skidded off the right side of the runway. Damage to nose landing gear when reviewed by the manufacture is caused from hard landing or nose wheel first landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM PST, A STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A CIRRUS SR22, TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON RUNWAY 36 AT SUN RIVER, OREGON (S21). AS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND, IT BOUNCED ONCE, THEN AGAIN HIGHER THAN THE FIRST, AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A TAKEOFF WITH INCREASED POWER. THIS CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEN REVIEWED BY THE MANUFACTURE IS CAUSED FROM HARD LANDING OR NOSE WHEEL FIRST LANDING.