What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft privacy data omitted (pilot) was practicing takeoffs and landings. During the accident landing aircraft was observed by witnesses descending at a higher than normal rate of descent. Aircraft touched down on runway 34, during which the nose gear collasped. Aircraft skidded about 240 ft on runway and departed runwayadjacent to taxi way A2. The aircraft came to rest upside down with substantial damage. The pilot suffered minor injuries. Pilot medical was not current at the time of the accident. Pilot was not able to produce his flight logbook when I requested to review it. He said it was lost. I was unable to verify bi-annual currency. Pilot was able to provide enough details of the CFI, we were able to identify the instructor. According to instructor the bi-annual check ride happened in August of 2016, the accident occured in September of 2018.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT) WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES DESCENDING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF DESCENT. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 34, DURING WHICH THE NOSE GEAR COLLASPED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ABOUT 240 FT ON RUNWAY AND DEPARTED RUNWAYADJACENT TO TAXI WAY A2. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT MEDICAL WAS NOT CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE HIS FLIGHT LOGBOOK WHEN I REQUESTED TO REVIEW IT. HE SAID IT WAS LOST. I WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY BI-ANNUAL CURRENCY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ENOUGH DETAILS OF THE CFI, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR. ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTOR THE BI-ANNUAL CHECK RIDE HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2016, THE ACCIDENT OCCURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018.
NTSB investigation
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