Incident Overview
The airplane sustained a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear to collapse and separate from the aircraft. The pilot reported that the landing was conducted in light rain with no wind and thunderstorms in the distance.
Sequence of Events
According to the pilot, while on short final approach, the airplane encountered wind shear. This resulted in a loss of airspeed and an increased rate of descent. The pilot attempted to compensate by applying power, but the airplane impacted the runway. After touchdown, the airplane porpoised three to four times before the nose landing gear collapsed.
Conditions
The pilot described the weather conditions as light rain with no wind, noting thunderstorms in the distance at the time of landing. No other weather factors were specified.
Outcome
The nose landing gear collapsed and separated from the airplane as a result of the hard landing. The extent of additional damage, if any, was not detailed in the source.