What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/30/2006, at 12:08 pm, N9198Z a Cessna 140, was performing instructional full stop landings on Van Nuys Airport runway 16 left. On the last landing the private pilot/owner of N9198Z, privacy data omitted, was not lined up with the runway during touch down. N9198Z was heading off 16 left in the direction of a taxiway sign. The instructor privacy data omitted stated that the pilot privacy data omitted ^ applied excessive braking input resulting in N9198Z rotating forward, striking the prop. The information above was generated by los angeles world airport officer privacy data omitted first responder. Upon inspection of N9198Z, the following damage was noted: the firewall, boot cowling, door frames and wind screen all sustained major damage. Therefore, this incident has been upgraded to the status of an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/30/2006, AT 12:08 PM, N9198Z A CESSNA 140, WAS PERFORMING INSTRUCTIONAL FULL STOP LANDINGS ON VAN NUYS AIRPORT RUNWAY 16 LEFT. ON THE LAST LANDING THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER OF N9198Z, ^PRIVACY DATA ^, WAS NOT LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY DURING TOUCH DOWN. N9198Z WAS HEADING OFF 16 LEFT IN THE DIRECTION OF A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING INPUT RESULTING IN N9198Z ROTATING FORWARD, STRIKING THE PROP. THE INFORMATION ABOVE WAS GENERATED BY LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORT OFFICER ^PRIVACY DA^ FIRST RESPONDER. UPON INSPECTION OF N9198Z, THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS NOTED: THE FIREWALL, BOOT COWLING, DOOR FRAMES AND WIND SCREEN ALL SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THEREFORE, THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE STATUS OF AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.