What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
03/17/20 0945 HST the hnl FSDO was notified by roc that there was a Cessna type aircraft involved in an accident at Kahului Airport while conducting a solo flight. Roc advised the accident occurred at approximately 0915 HST. The accident was report by phog airport manager privacy data omitted. A Cessna 172 landing on runway 02 at phog made a hard landing on its nose wheel and exited runway 2 into the grass median approximately 20 feet east of the runway between runway 2 and the ga transient ramp. The aircraft came to a stop after it flipped over, shearing off the nose wheel. Once the aircraft came to a complete stop, the pilot evacuated the aircraft. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, wings, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizer. The sole occupant of the aircraft, pilot was on a local solo flight. Pilot sustained a head injury and was transported to the local hospital.
As the FAA filed it
03/17/20 0945 HST THE HNL FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY ROC THAT THERE WAS A CESSNA TYPE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT KAHULUI AIRPORT WHILE CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. ROC ADVISED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 HST. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORT BY PHOG AIRPORT MANAGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. A CESSNA 172 LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT PHOG MADE A HARD LANDING ON ITS NOSE WHEEL AND EXITED RUNWAY 2 INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET EAST OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN RUNWAY 2 AND THE GA TRANSIENT RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER IT FLIPPED OVER, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE PILOT EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, WINGS, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.