What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Failed to flare on landing. Hit nose first. Collapsed nose gear. Went up on nose then fell back upright. (-23) student pilot was signed-off for solo. Just prior to the accident he flew 0.5 hrs with CFI, then released for solo in traffic pattern. A normal pattern was flown to the runway. Witness states there appeared to be nothing unusual in the approach. The airplane flew into the ground. The nose wheel strut failed. The airplane rose up on the nose, tipped to the right wing, and fell back on the main gear. There was substantial damage to the airplane but no injury to the pilot. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO FLARE ON LANDING. HIT NOSE FIRST. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. WENT UP ON NOSE THEN FELL BACK UPRIGHT. (-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS SIGNED-OFF FOR SOLO. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HE FLEW 0.5 HRS WITH CFI, THEN RELEASED FOR SOLO IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. A NORMAL PATTERN WAS FLOWN TO THE RUNWAY. WITNESS STATES THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING UNUSUAL IN THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT FAILED. THE AIRPLANE ROSE UP ON THE NOSE, TIPPED TO THE RIGHT WING, AND FELL BACK ON THE MAIN GEAR. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE BUT NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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