What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 5/14/05 pm CST, Piper, tomahawk, PA-38, N2607C was conducting touch and go landings on runway 26 in Conway, AR. The CFI was privacy data omitted and the student pilot was privacy data omitted. Witness was privacy data omitted who is a knowledgeable airman and was located approximately 75 yards from the end of runway 26 when incident occurred. The aircraft was flying very slow; made erratic movements as if stalling, then fell from approximately 10-15 feet above the runway. The strut bottom out, aircraft bounced, nose wheel with part of strut departed the aircraft, and PIC held the nose up by grabbing the controls but decreased power and put the nose down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 5/14/05 PM CST, PIPER, TOMAHAWK, PA-38, N2607C WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 26 IN CONWAY, AR. THE CFI WAS ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA ^. WITNESS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS A KNOWLEDGEABLE AIRMAN AND WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 26 WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING VERY SLOW; MADE ERRATIC MOVEMENTS AS IF STALLING, THEN FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 10-15 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE STRUT BOTTOM OUT, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, NOSE WHEEL WITH PART OF STRUT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND PIC HELD THE NOSE UP BY GRABBING THE CONTROLS BUT DECREASED POWER AND PUT THE NOSE DOWN.
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