What happened
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The pilots departed efd and were practicing takeoffs and landings at gulf coast regional airport (lbx) following commercial maneuver practice en route to lbx. The pilots were on their sixth circuit in the traffic pattern at lbx all of the prior takeoff and landings had been to a full stop without incident. On the last circuit, the flying pilot lowered the gear, stated three green lights out, no red, and instructor pilot verified using the same verbiage. This verification was done on base and on final. There was never a horn during this time. The aircraft touched down normally, but the nose gear collapsed as the flying pilot released back pressure. The instructor pilot pulled the fuel lever to off, turned the magnetos and master off and both pilots evacuated the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOTS DEPARTED EFD AND WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT GULF COAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (LBX) FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL MANEUVER PRACTICE EN ROUTE TO LBX. THE PILOTS WERE ON THEIR SIXTH CIRCUIT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LBX ALL OF THE PRIOR TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS HAD BEEN TO A FULL STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE LAST CIRCUIT, THE FLYING PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR, STATED THREE GREEN LIGHTS OUT, NO RED, AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT VERIFIED USING THE SAME VERBIAGE. THIS VERIFICATION WAS DONE ON BASE AND ON FINAL. THERE WAS NEVER A HORN DURING THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY, BUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE FLYING PILOT RELEASED BACK PRESSURE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT PULLED THE FUEL LEVER TO OFF, TURNED THE MAGNETOS AND MASTER OFF AND BOTH PILOTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.
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