What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
4/26/2012@1327, Pilot privacy data omitted experienced wind gusts / windshear during short final into Glendale airport while practicing manuevers, which resulted in a hard nose wheel landing that blew out the nose tire. No injuries to the pilot, no damage to airport property, the aircraft was towed off the runway. During the inspection of the aircraft it was discovered the firewall had been damaged ,the prop tips were also slightly damaged. The aircraft to date (11/13/2012) has not been returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
4/26/2012@1327, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED WIND GUSTS / WINDSHEAR DURING SHORT FINAL INTO GLENDALE AIRPORT WHILE PRACTICING MANUEVERS, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD NOSE WHEEL LANDING THAT BLEW OUT THE NOSE TIRE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FIREWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED ,THE PROP TIPS WERE ALSO SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT TO DATE (11/13/2012) HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.