What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot had nose gear break off during landing. Student pilot had received permission from his CFI to do pattern work at Delaware county - johnson airport. Per ATC instructions, student pilot departed runway 32 and entered downwind. The tower requested the student pilot to extend his down wind leg, which gave him the opportunity to set up and complete his checklist for landing on runway 32. ATC reported winds were 310 degrees at 18 knots gusting to 23 knots. Student stated that "on touch down after the mains touched a gust of wind lifted the aircraft" at which time the student pilot stated he held the "yoke in his chest". The nose gear hit the runway and broke away from the aircraft, the aircraft skidded about 150 yards where it came to rest near the left edge of the runway approximately 25 feet from the runway turnoff. Student contacted ATC and began emergency checklist procedure, student pilot exited the aircraft uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT HAD NOSE GEAR BREAK OFF DURING LANDING. STUDENT PILOT HAD RECEIVED PERMISSION FROM HIS CFI TO DO PATTERN WORK AT DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON AIRPORT. PER ATC INSTRUCTIONS, STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 AND ENTERED DOWNWIND. THE TOWER REQUESTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO EXTEND HIS DOWN WIND LEG, WHICH GAVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SET UP AND COMPLETE HIS CHECKLIST FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 32. ATC REPORTED WINDS WERE 310 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS. STUDENT STATED THAT "ON TOUCH DOWN AFTER THE MAINS TOUCHED A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT" AT WHICH TIME THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE HELD THE "YOKE IN HIS CHEST". THE NOSE GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 150 YARDS WHERE IT CAME TO REST NEAR THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY TURNOFF. STUDENT CONTACTED ATC AND BEGAN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURE, STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.
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