What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 2/9/2007 during a landing at Long Beach airport on runway 25L the pilot lost control of the aircraft on initial contact with the runway, which resulted in the aircraft nose pitching up then back down with an excessive nose down attitude. Upon the second touchdown the nose gear collapsed, resulting in the propeller striking the pavement and causing sudden stoppage of the engine. Inspection of the engine firewall revealed the aircraft had sustained substantial damage to the engine firewall due to excessive buckling. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 2/9/2007 DURING A LANDING AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 25L THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHING UP THEN BACK DOWN WITH AN EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. UPON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE PAVEMENT AND CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL DUE TO EXCESSIVE BUCKLING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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