Flight 345 from Nashville to NYC landed with its nose gear before the main landing gear, causing it to collapse.
The landing gear of the Boeing 737 plane penetrated the jet's electronics bay when it collapsed.
After the plane hit the ground, it slid on its nose for almost 2,200 feet before finally coming to a stop.
This took about 19 seconds.
Three passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident. Passengers exited the plane by using chutes.
The NTSB is still determining what type of error caused the hard landing.
The pilots of the plane are expected to be interviewed in the next few days, ABC News reported.