What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was practicing a short field landing. The aircraft made hard contact with the paved runway, collapsing the nose landing gear strut to the point that the propeller contacted the surface. Both blades of the prop were curled backwards, one to a much greater extent than the other. Wind was light. The pilot stated that he may have concentrated too much on the point of touchdown to the detriment of adequate airspeed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE HARD CONTACT WITH THE PAVED RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO THE POINT THAT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE SURFACE. BOTH BLADES OF THE PROP WERE CURLED BACKWARDS, ONE TO A MUCH GREATER EXTENT THAN THE OTHER. WIND WAS LIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MAY HAVE CONCENTRATED TOO MUCH ON THE POINT OF TOUCHDOWN TO THE DETRIMENT OF ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.
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