What happened
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On may 20, 2019, privacy data omitted CFI and student pilot, privacy data omitted departed Gainesville airport (gnv) to practice pattern work and standard gumps safety checks ? (Gas, undercarriage, mixture, props and seatbelts). The student pilot flew to oak tree landing airport (6J8) and completed two full landing stops. On the third landing approach/attempt, the student pilot put the gear switch/handle down and stated it went past/beyond it?s normal stop. The student pilot and CFI verified the gear was truly down and lock through the visible floor mounted gear light and gear down annunciator light. At this time the CFI, acting as the PIC decided to leave the gear in the down and locked position and land back at gnv. The student pilot stated he landed softly, with the main gear touching first, then nose gear and after a couple seconds, both pilot?s heard a ?crack? Or ?click? Noise upon collapse of the nose gear. The student pilot turned the fuel off and the aircraft slid slightly after the nose gear collapsed. There were no injuries, but visible damage to the aircraft at the scene was noted to lower nose panel, retracting tubes and nose gear door panel. The retracting tube broke at a weld point, but there was no evidence the weld was done improperly or other improper maintenance performed on the aircraft prior to the incident. There was no evidence of operation error during any phase of the flight. The aircraft was repaired as required to include prop replacement, engine removal/inspection/reinstall and returned to service on 09/20/2019.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 20, 2019, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CFI AND STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GAINESVILLE AIRPORT (GNV) TO PRACTICE PATTERN WORK AND STANDARD GUMPS SAFETY CHECKS ? (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE, MIXTURE, PROPS AND SEATBELTS). THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW TO OAK TREE LANDING AIRPORT (6J8) AND COMPLETED TWO FULL LANDING STOPS. ON THE THIRD LANDING APPROACH/ATTEMPT, THE STUDENT PILOT PUT THE GEAR SWITCH/HANDLE DOWN AND STATED IT WENT PAST/BEYOND IT?S NORMAL STOP. THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS TRULY DOWN AND LOCK THROUGH THE VISIBLE FLOOR MOUNTED GEAR LIGHT AND GEAR DOWN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE CFI, ACTING AS THE PIC DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION AND LAND BACK AT GNV. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE LANDED SOFTLY, WITH THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHING FIRST, THEN NOSE GEAR AND AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS, BOTH PILOT?S HEARD A ?CRACK? OR ?CLICK? NOISE UPON COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT TURNED THE FUEL OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID SLIGHTLY AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE WAS NOTED TO LOWER NOSE PANEL, RETRACTING TUBES AND NOSE GEAR DOOR PANEL. THE RETRACTING TUBE BROKE AT A WELD POINT, BUT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE WELD WAS DONE IMPROPERLY OR OTHER IMPROPER MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OPERATION ERROR DURING ANY PHASE OF THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE PROP REPLACEMENT, ENGINE REMOVAL/INSPECTION/REINSTALL AND RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 09/20/2019.