What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot was on a local flight in his recently purchased airplane. After a half hour flight, the pilot returned to the airport. The pilot said during the landing flare the airplane began to porpoise and the nose gear touched down first. While taxiing off the runway, the nose gear partially collapsed causing the propeller to strike the ground. Investigation revealed the nose gear lower link assembly had broken allowing the nose gear to partially retract. Damage was limited to the nose gear and propeller tips. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE. AFTER A HALF HOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT SAID DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR LOWER LINK ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO PARTIALLY RETRACT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER TIPS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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