What happened
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Student pilot pushed nose down instead of flaring on final, nose struck ground, fire ensued. (-23) short final to runway 22 eau, instead of flaring, student pushed nose down, nose gear collapsed, nose hit ground, student and instructor abandoned aircraft uninjured. Aircraft burned after nose gear penetrated belly skin rupturing fuel line between fuel shut-off valve and gascolator. (.4)while performing practice crosswind landings, the student pilot pushed the yoke forward in the flare. The flight instructor said that he could not react in time, and the airplane struck nose gear first, collapsing the nose gear. When the nose gear collapsed, the upper-scissor assembly penetrated the belly skin and ruptured the main fuel line between the low-point drain and the gascolator. Subsequently, a fire erupted and the airplane was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT PUSHED NOSE DOWN INSTEAD OF FLARING ON FINAL, NOSE STRUCK GROUND, FIRE ENSUED. (-23) SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 22 EAU, INSTEAD OF FLARING, STUDENT PUSHED NOSE DOWN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, NOSE HIT GROUND, STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ABANDONED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER NOSE GEAR PENETRATED BELLY SKIN RUPTURING FUEL LINE BETWEEN FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE AND GASCOLATOR. (.4)WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS, THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD IN THE FLARE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REACT IN TIME, AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK NOSE GEAR FIRST, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE UPPER-SCISSOR ASSEMBLY PENETRATED THE BELLY SKIN AND RUPTURED THE MAIN FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE LOW-POINT DRAIN AND THE GASCOLATOR. SUBSEQUENTLY, A FIRE ERUPTED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.
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