What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 18, 2016, at approximately 1900 CDT, a Piper cherokee PA-28-180, bearing registration number N8453W, registered to a private individual, landed hard on the nose gear causing minor damage to the propeller, nosewheel, and nosewheel fairing. The incident occurred while the student pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 8 at Lubbock preston smith international airport (klbb), in Lubbock, Texas. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Lubbock, Texas on April 18, 2016, at 1850 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 18, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA-28-180, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8453W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSEWHEEL, AND NOSEWHEEL FAIRING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 8 AT LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLBB), IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LUBBOCK, TEXAS ON APRIL 18, 2016, AT 1850 CDT.