What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 6/01/2008 a PA-28-140 with a student pilot at the controls made a landing on rwy 30 at Shafter (mit) field at approx 11:00 PDT. The pilot states that upon his roll-out the nose collapsed, the aircraft veered to the left, the nose gear dug in the infield an the propellor struck the ground under idle power. Upon further on-site inspection by a/w inspectors, the incident has been upgraded to an 'accident' due to firewall bending and engine mount cracks. According to the a/w inspectors the aircraft skidded off the runway at a high rate of speed even though the nose gear had already failed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 6/01/2008 A PA-28-140 WITH A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS MADE A LANDING ON RWY 30 AT SHAFTER (MIT) FIELD AT APPROX 11:00 PDT. THE PILOT STATES THAT UPON HIS ROLL-OUT THE NOSE COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE NOSE GEAR DUG IN THE INFIELD AN THE PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND UNDER IDLE POWER. UPON FURTHER ON-SITE INSPECTION BY A/W INSPECTORS, THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN 'ACCIDENT' DUE TO FIREWALL BENDING AND ENGINE MOUNT CRACKS. ACCORDING TO THE A/W INSPECTORS THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN THOUGH THE NOSE GEAR HAD ALREADY FAILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.