What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 23rd 2015 at 1605 eastern standard time, a Piper seminole PA-44-180, N2163F, registered to pilot training center, LLC was operating out of Tamiami-Kendall executive airport (ktmb) had the nose landing gear collapse after landing. The flight was as a 14 CFR part 61 instruction, the student with a private pilot?s license was at the controls and the instructor with an airline transport/certified flight instructor license sat in the right seat, another student was in the back. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, no flight plan was filed. According to the instructor and both occupants, the student made an uneventful main wheel touchdown and held back pressure on the yoke, when the nose landing gear touched down, it unexpectedly retracted back into the wheel well causing the nose of the aircraft to scrape and both propellers to strike the ground, the aircraft remained on centerline. No injuries were reported by all three souls on board.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 23RD 2015 AT 1605 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER SEMINOLE PA-44-180, N2163F, REGISTERED TO PILOT TRAINING CENTER, LLC WAS OPERATING OUT OF TAMIAMI-KENDALL EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KTMB) HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS AS A 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTION, THE STUDENT WITH A PRIVATE PILOT?S LICENSE WAS AT THE CONTROLS AND THE INSTRUCTOR WITH AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT/CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LICENSE SAT IN THE RIGHT SEAT, ANOTHER STUDENT WAS IN THE BACK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE STUDENT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL MAIN WHEEL TOUCHDOWN AND HELD BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE, WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, IT UNEXPECTEDLY RETRACTED BACK INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SCRAPE AND BOTH PROPELLERS TO STRIKE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON CENTERLINE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY ALL THREE SOULS ON BOARD.
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