What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 2, 2003, at 10:11, eastern daylight savings time, a Piper PA-32R-300T, N478GT, registered to sinn equipment leasing, inc., had the nose gear collapse during landing roll while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot stated the aircraft was in the pattern to land at Albert Whitted (spg) airport in st. Petersburg, Florida. The PIC stated both himself and the student called out gear down and three green lights in the base and on final approach. The landing was normal and after touchdown during the roll out the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft began nosing over to the right and departed the runway and the right main landing gear collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2003, AT 10:11, EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300T, N478GT, REGISTERED TO SINN EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC., HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLL WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN TO LAND AT ALBERT WHITTED (SPG) AIRPORT IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THE PIC STATED BOTH HIMSELF AND THE STUDENT CALLED OUT GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS IN THE BASE AND ON FINAL APPROACH. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN NOSING OVER TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.
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