What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31, 2011, the purpose of the flight was to complete a flight review. CFII privacy data omitted was the instructor on board the aircraft. The aircraft departed khdi and proceeded to kmmi enroute and then to kcha for controlled airspace work. The pilot requested a stop and go landing. He reported that the aircraft landed normally on runway 20 at cha and that there was no indications or warnings of any kind. The aircraft came to a full stop, and the pilot then stated he cleaned up the aircraft for an immediate departure. The pilot and instructor reported that just before rotation, they heard a loud noise and the nose gear collapsed. Mechanical failure or pilot induced error could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31, 2011, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE A FLIGHT REVIEW. CFII ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KHDI AND PROCEEDED TO KMMI ENROUTE AND THEN TO KCHA FOR CONTROLLED AIRSPACE WORK. THE PILOT REQUESTED A STOP AND GO LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY ON RUNWAY 20 AT CHA AND THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS OR WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP, AND THE PILOT THEN STATED HE CLEANED UP THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN IMMEDIATE DEPARTURE. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE ROTATION, THEY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MECHANICAL FAILURE OR PILOT INDUCED ERROR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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