What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 1615 local time on February 3rd, 2017 the aircraft was doing touching goes at Albert Ellis airport. No other aircraft were in the pattern. The aircraft was in close left traffic. This landing was the first touch and go after the initial take off from Albert Ellis, nothing unusual to note on the approach or landing. The pilot completed landing checklist and noted that the landing gear was down. The main touched down first, but when the nose gear touchdown, it collapse. The aircraft skidded on the nose until coming to a complete stop. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft to a safe location.
Post-accident inspection of the aircraft revealed that there appeared to be no previous cracking of the nose gear. It appears that the nose gear had a clean break. There no indication of a hard landing, no reports of it bouncing downs the runway. Minor damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AT 1615 LOCAL TIME ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2017 THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCHING GOES AT ALBERT ELLIS AIRPORT. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE PATTERN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CLOSE LEFT TRAFFIC. THIS LANDING WAS THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO AFTER THE INITIAL TAKE OFF FROM ALBERT ELLIS, NOTHING UNUSUAL TO NOTE ON THE APPROACH OR LANDING. THE PILOT COMPLETED LANDING CHECKLIST AND NOTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. THE MAIN TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, BUT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN, IT COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE NOSE UNTIL COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO A SAFE LOCATION.
POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE NO PREVIOUS CRACKING OF THE NOSE GEAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD A CLEAN BREAK. THERE NO INDICATION OF A HARD LANDING, NO REPORTS OF IT BOUNCING DOWNS THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
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