What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 03/20/2009, at 1405 CST, a Cessna C-172, N7326T, registered to privacy data omitted was destroyed by post impact fire at corsicana municipal airport, Texas, (kcrs). Visual meterorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan were filed. The aircraft, piloted privacy data omitted a student pilot on an local solo training flight, touched down nose down causing the nose gear to collapse. The airplane subsequently skidded and came to rest on the runway. The aircraft caught on fire and was destroyed by the post crash fire. The pilot was able to exit the aircraft without any injuries. The flight originated at corsicana municipal airport (kcrs) at approximately 1145 CST, on March 20, 2009.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/20/2009, AT 1405 CST, A CESSNA C-172, N7326T, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE AT CORSICANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, (KCRS). VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WERE FILED. THE AIRCRAFT, PILOTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A STUDENT PILOT ON AN LOCAL SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT, TOUCHED DOWN NOSE DOWN CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY SKIDDED AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORSICANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCRS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1145 CST, ON MARCH 20, 2009.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.