What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Wednesday 21 feb 2007 at approximately 1100L, N550XL, a liberty XL2 single-engine land airplane operated by Ormond Beach aviation, suffered minor damage in a collapse of the nosewheel upon landing runway 26 at Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (komn). The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted, a citizen of the united kingdom and holder of restricted private pilot certificate (pending) based on his uk private pilot license privacy data omitted. His passenger was privacy data omitted , holder of student pilot certificate privacy data omitted. The crew stated the aircraft "bounced" after the initial contact with the runway surface and came down much harder on the second contact with the runway. The nosewheel broke off just above the pivot, and the propeller struck the runway surface several times. The aircraft skidded to a stop at the intersection of runway 26 and taxiway bravo. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON WEDNESDAY 21 FEB 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100L, N550XL, A LIBERTY XL2 SINGLE-ENGINE LAND AIRPLANE OPERATED BY ORMOND BEACH AVIATION, SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE IN A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSEWHEEL UPON LANDING RUNWAY 26 AT ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOMN). THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HOLDER OF RESTRICTED PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE (PENDING) BASED ON HIS UK PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE ^PRIVACY DAT^. HIS PASSENGER WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY^. THE CREW STATED THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED" AFTER THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME DOWN MUCH HARDER ON THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF JUST ABOVE THE PIVOT, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 26 AND TAXIWAY BRAVO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
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