What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted a student pilot, was practicing touch and go landings in a Piper PA-28-140, N459FL. On his first landing attempt he bounced three times and on the fourth touchdown the nosewheel and yoke separated from the nose wheel strut. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway, skidding on the nosewheel yoke plate, and the propeller was damaged. The pilot privacy data omitted secured the aircraft and exited with no injuries. There was no other damage to the aircraft engine mount, nosewheel stut, or to the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ A STUDENT PILOT, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN A PIPER PA-28-140, N459FL. ON HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT HE BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND ON THE FOURTH TOUCHDOWN THE NOSEWHEEL AND YOKE SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY, SKIDDING ON THE NOSEWHEEL YOKE PLATE, AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNT, NOSEWHEEL STUT, OR TO THE FIREWALL.
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