What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 12, 2010, at 1651 local time, a Cessna 182P, N52630, registered to N52630 LLC nosed over during landing on runway 25R at Long Beach airport, Long Beach California while on a student pilot solo flight. The aircraft made a hard landing, bounced off the runway twice, and nosed over on the third cycle and struck the runway at approximately 20 degrees nose down. The aircraft skidded to a stop in approximately 30 feet, remaining in the tail up position. The student pilot was not injured. Inspection of the aircraft found both prop blades bent backward, nose landing gear broken off from the firewall attach point, nose tire broken off the landing gear, and the firewall bent backward in the center of the bottom edge. The lower engine cowl had deep scrapes, and the bottom fuselage aft of the cowl was punctured, bent and deeply scraped.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 12, 2010, AT 1651 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 182P, N52630, REGISTERED TO N52630 LLC NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R AT LONG BEACH AIRPORT, LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA WHILE ON A STUDENT PILOT SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING, BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY TWICE, AND NOSED OVER ON THE THIRD CYCLE AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES NOSE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP IN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, REMAINING IN THE TAIL UP POSITION. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND BOTH PROP BLADES BENT BACKWARD, NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKEN OFF FROM THE FIREWALL ATTACH POINT, NOSE TIRE BROKEN OFF THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE FIREWALL BENT BACKWARD IN THE CENTER OF THE BOTTOM EDGE. THE LOWER ENGINE COWL HAD DEEP SCRAPES, AND THE BOTTOM FUSELAGE AFT OF THE COWL WAS PUNCTURED, BENT AND DEEPLY SCRAPED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.