What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
My instructor and I were coming in for a landing at Plant City Airport. After we touched down, the nose wheel of the plane was shimmying. Weather was good and the winds were light straight down the runway. We were coming to turn off the runway to the taxiway, before making the turn we tapped on the brake to slow the plane. We were taxiing approximately 5-10 miles per hour when we tapped on the brake, when that happened the nose wheel folded back and the nose gear collapsed. At that point we shut off everything, exited, and waited for help.
As the FAA filed it
MY INSTRUCTOR AND I WERE COMING IN FOR A LANDING AT PLANT CITY AIRPORT. AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE PLANE WAS SHIMMYING. WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE WINDS WERE LIGHT STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. WE WERE COMING TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY, BEFORE MAKING THE TURN WE TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE PLANE. WE WERE TAXIING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR WHEN WE TAPPED ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THAT HAPPENED THE NOSE WHEEL FOLDED BACK AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AT THAT POINT WE SHUT OFF EVERYTHING, EXITED, AND WAITED FOR HELP.
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