What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 22, 2002, at approximately 0930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739PF, operated by and registered to atlanta northside aviation inc., veered off the runway and nosed over during landing, at the Cobb county/Mccollum field airport, Marietta, Georgia. Weather conditions were VMC and no flight plan had been filed for the 14 CFR part 91 training flight. The student pilot reported no injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The student pilot had been authorized earlier that morning for solo flight and was practicing touch-and-go landings. After landing on runway 9, power was added and the aircraft veered off the runway to the left, and nosed over in the grassy area along side the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739PF, OPERATED BY AND REGISTERED TO ATLANTA NORTHSIDE AVIATION INC., VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING, AT THE COBB COUNTY/MCCOLLUM FIELD AIRPORT, MARIETTA, GEORGIA. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED EARLIER THAT MORNING FOR SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 9, POWER WAS ADDED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND NOSED OVER IN THE GRASSY AREA ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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