What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot made a high approach to runway 18, slipped aircraft to reduce altitude, leveled off above runway, flared in an extreme nose high attitude. Instructor took command, power was added. Aircraft was seen oscillating sharply. After 3 oscillations the aircraft veered to the left of the runway, contacting the ground with the right main landing gear then left. The nose gear contacted the ground and dug in with the propeller, contacting the ground, stopping the engine and bending 1 blade. Aircraft traveled 100' before the nose wheel sheared off, contacting the lower firewall on the centering, causing damage to the lower skin and firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT MADE A HIGH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, SLIPPED AIRCRAFT TO REDUCE ALTITUDE, LEVELED OFF ABOVE RUNWAY, FLARED IN AN EXTREME NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND, POWER WAS ADDED. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN OSCILLATING SHARPLY. AFTER 3 OSCILLATIONS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND DUG IN WITH THE PROPELLER, CONTACTING THE GROUND, STOPPING THE ENGINE AND BENDING 1 BLADE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED 100' BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL SHEARED OFF, CONTACTING THE LOWER FIREWALL ON THE CENTERING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SKIN AND FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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