What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot statement states instructor and student flying night cross-country flight, with student at the controls, firm landing at approximately 67 knots yet main gear did not leave the ground. There was a loud noise by the nose gear when aircraft nose was lowered to the ground. Nose was raised to keep weight off the gear, as aircraft lost speed the nose came down with a loud grinding noise and a low pitch attitude, instructor took controls and shut down engine. Nose gear collapsed and aircraft continued sliding on the lower cowling.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATEMENT STATES INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT FLYING NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WITH STUDENT AT THE CONTROLS, FIRM LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY 67 KNOTS YET MAIN GEAR DID NOT LEAVE THE GROUND. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE BY THE NOSE GEAR WHEN AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND. NOSE WAS RAISED TO KEEP WEIGHT OFF THE GEAR, AS AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED THE NOSE CAME DOWN WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND A LOW PITCH ATTITUDE, INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING ON THE LOWER COWLING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.