What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed on the nose gear, and the gear buckled into the firewall, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on June 11, 1999 at 1000 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N359DS, sustained substantial damage during a reported hard landing at Walker Field, Grand Junction, Colorado. The fire wall was buckled, however the solo student pilot, floyd kendall was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this instructional flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE GEAR BUCKLED INTO THE FIREWALL, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON JUNE 11, 1999 AT 1000 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N359DS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A REPORTED HARD LANDING AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE FIRE WALL WAS BUCKLED, HOWEVER THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT, FLOYD KENDALL WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.