What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A private pilot/commercial student with a passenger onboard was returning from a long x-country from wmj. During the landing flare at fat, (according to the passenger-a fellow student), the pilot in command noticed that the aircraft was floating, so, for unknown reasons the PIC pushed the stick foreward. This resulted in a hard nosewheel landing and prop strike. The fellow student had to take the controls to complete the landing without further damage.
As the FAA filed it
A PRIVATE PILOT/COMMERCIAL STUDENT WITH A PASSENGER ONBOARD WAS RETURNING FROM A LONG X-COUNTRY FROM WMJ. DURING THE LANDING FLARE AT FAT, (ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER-A FELLOW STUDENT), THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOATING, SO, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE PIC PUSHED THE STICK FOREWARD. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD NOSEWHEEL LANDING AND PROP STRIKE. THE FELLOW STUDENT HAD TO TAKE THE CONTROLS TO COMPLETE THE LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
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