What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This was a one (1) hour training flight where privacy data omitted was the flight instructor and privacy data omitted was the student. Both pilots stated that the approach was in VMC conditions to klgb rwy 25L. The landing gear was checked on downwind, base and final. The indicator lights and the visual in a mirror indicated normal extension. After touch down the nose wheel failed and the nose of the aircraft contacted the runway surface resulting in both propellers contacting the runway surface. When the aircraft came to rest the fuel was cut off, the tower was notified and the master switch was turned off. Two Long Beach control tower controllers made statements, privacy data omitted however both controllers did not see the incident until after the airplane nose had contacted the airport surface. privacy data omitted The mechanic that recovered the aircraft stated that the pilot said that they had a hard landing which caused them to bounce back into the air followed by a much harder landing, followed by the nose wheel failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS A ONE (1) HOUR TRAINING FLIGHT WHERE ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS THE STUDENT. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS IN VMC CONDITIONS TO KLGB RWY 25L. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CHECKED ON DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE VISUAL IN A MIRROR INDICATED NORMAL EXTENSION. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE RESULTING IN BOTH PROPELLERS CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE FUEL WAS CUT OFF, THE TOWER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TWO LONG BEACH CONTROL TOWER CONTROLLERS MADE STATEMENTS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOWEVER BOTH CONTROLLERS DID NOT SEE THE INCIDENT UNTIL AFTER THE AIRPLANE NOSE HAD CONTACTED THE AIRPORT SURFACE. ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ THE MECHANIC THAT RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT THE PILOT SAID THAT THEY HAD A HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED THEM TO BOUNCE BACK INTO THE AIR FOLLOWED BY A MUCH HARDER LANDING, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE WHEEL FAILURE.
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