What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 4, 2018 at approximately 16:40 CST N542SC suffered a collapsed nose gear on landing at the Addison, TX airport (ADS). The student sport pilot, thomas hutson, attempted to land on runway 33 in wind conditions reported by ADS ATC as 33017G24. The student was endorsed by his flight instructor, chris caywood, CFI cert #3890421CFI, to conduct a solo cross country flight based on the winds reported above. According to witness, N542SC bounced upon the initial touch down then proceeded to bounce two additional times before landing nose gear first at which time the nose gear strut collapsed. Additionally, the propellers struck the runway causing them to be separated from the propeller hub. The aircraft slid nose down on the engine cowling before coming to a stop. There were no injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:40 CST N542SC SUFFERED A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR ON LANDING AT THE ADDISON, TX AIRPORT (ADS). THE STUDENT SPORT PILOT, THOMAS HUTSON, ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 IN WIND CONDITIONS REPORTED BY ADS ATC AS 33017G24. THE STUDENT WAS ENDORSED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, CHRIS CAYWOOD, CFI CERT #3890421CFI, TO CONDUCT A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT BASED ON THE WINDS REPORTED ABOVE. ACCORDING TO WITNESS, N542SC BOUNCED UPON THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN THEN PROCEEDED TO BOUNCE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING NOSE GEAR FIRST AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THEM TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB. THE AIRCRAFT SLID NOSE DOWN ON THE ENGINE COWLING BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.