What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 4, 2010 student pilot heather shultz was performing an approach and landing to runway 23 at Purdue University Airport (klaf) in West Lafayette, Indiana. Examination of the incident aircraft on July 5, 2010 at klaf revealed that the aircraft's nose gear appears to have contacted the runway before the main gear made contact with the runway. This resulted in the nose gear strut becoming bent aft approximately 45-degrees, the nose landing gear strut attach bolts shearing from the bulkhead, the shock absorber upper attach bolt to become sheared and the nose landing gear tire incurring damage (flat-spotted). In addition, the shock absorber arm contacted the lower fuselage (from the strut bending action), causing a puncture approximately 1-inch in diameter. Additional minor damages (scratches and scuffs) were noted in the same vicinity on the lower fuselage. No structural damage was noted and the damage is considered minor.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 4, 2010 STUDENT PILOT HEATHER SHULTZ WAS PERFORMING AN APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 23 AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (KLAF) IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. EXAMINATION OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON JULY 5, 2010 AT KLAF REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO HAVE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR STRUT BECOMING BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY 45-DEGREES, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ATTACH BOLTS SHEARING FROM THE BULKHEAD, THE SHOCK ABSORBER UPPER ATTACH BOLT TO BECOME SHEARED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE INCURRING DAMAGE (FLAT-SPOTTED). IN ADDITION, THE SHOCK ABSORBER ARM CONTACTED THE LOWER FUSELAGE (FROM THE STRUT BENDING ACTION), CAUSING A PUNCTURE APPROXIMATELY 1-INCH IN DIAMETER. ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGES (SCRATCHES AND SCUFFS) WERE NOTED IN THE SAME VICINITY ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND THE DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED MINOR.