What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach for landing, the student pilot stated that he remembered bouncing off of the nose gear once before impacting nose first onto the runway. Marks on the runway indicated a steep angle of impact which caused the nose wheel fork to snap off of the strut tube. The propeller strike mark was observed a few feet to the right of where the nose strut tube had gouged a hole in the surface of the runway. The aircraft skidded on its nose approximately 140 feet before coming to a stop. By the time the aircraft had come to a stop, it was on fire and continued to burn until the entire center section of the aircraft was melted or completely charred. The student pilot was able to climb out of the aircraft without receiving any burn injuries. He did sustain a cut on one hand and a minor injury to his left knee, but it is suspected that those injuries occurred while exiting the aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE REMEMBERED BOUNCING OFF OF THE NOSE GEAR ONCE BEFORE IMPACTING NOSE FIRST ONTO THE RUNWAY. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATED A STEEP ANGLE OF IMPACT WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL FORK TO SNAP OFF OF THE STRUT TUBE. THE PROPELLER STRIKE MARK WAS OBSERVED A FEW FEET TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE NOSE STRUT TUBE HAD GOUGED A HOLE IN THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME TO A STOP, IT WAS ON FIRE AND CONTINUED TO BURN UNTIL THE ENTIRE CENTER SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MELTED OR COMPLETELY CHARRED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT RECEIVING ANY BURN INJURIES. HE DID SUSTAIN A CUT ON ONE HAND AND A MINOR INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE, BUT IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THOSE INJURIES OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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