What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft nosewheel was damaged during landing and the aircraft veered into a ditch. The PIC was a student pilot operating the aircraft solo. The nashville FSDO inspected the aircraft and confirmed that it had sustained minor damage. The nashville FSDO determined that the nose gear damage appeared to be from a hard landing and no evidence of damage prior to the landing was apparent.
The PIC stated that he had performed four previous touch-and-goes prior to the landing incident, and all four landings were smooth. The PIC stated that on the fifth landing everything was normal during the touchdown, he pushed in the carb heat and raised the flaps after touch-down, he heard a pop and then the aircraft suddenly veered left.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT NOSEWHEEL WAS DAMAGED DURING LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A DITCH. THE PIC WAS A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT SOLO. THE NASHVILLE FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED THAT IT HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE NASHVILLE FSDO DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE FROM A HARD LANDING AND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE PRIOR TO THE LANDING WAS APPARENT.
THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED FOUR PREVIOUS TOUCH-AND-GOES PRIOR TO THE LANDING INCIDENT, AND ALL FOUR LANDINGS WERE SMOOTH. THE PIC STATED THAT ON THE FIFTH LANDING EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL DURING THE TOUCHDOWN, HE PUSHED IN THE CARB HEAT AND RAISED THE FLAPS AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, HE HEARD A POP AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT.
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