What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On August 29, 1996, at 1745 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N9315E, experienced a hard landing at the Auburn municipal airport, Auburn, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged , and the private pilot was not injured. The flight originated from lompoc, California, at an undetermined time. According to the federal aviation administration coordinator, an examination of the airplane revealed that during landing the airplane's nose gear assenbly collapsed. The firewall was subsequently found bent.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 29, 1996, AT 1745 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N9315E, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED , AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COORDINATOR, AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT DURING LANDING THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR ASSENBLY COLLAPSED. THE FIREWALL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND BENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.