What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 21, 2021, at approximately 1110 eastern standard time (EST) (1610Z), a Diamond DA20, N465US, sustained substantial damage after landing without a nose wheel at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (ump), Fishers, Indiana. The private pilot and his passenger were uninjured. The aircraft was privacy data omitted and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed smith field (smd), fort wayne, Indiana, at approximately 0929 EDT, with a ?touch and go? Landing at Indianapolis international (ind), Indianapolis, Indiana. After the takeoff (at ind), unbeknownst to the pilot, the nose wheel fell from the aircraft. Touchdown at ump was reported normal and the pilot was not aware of any issue until the nose strut came into contact with the runway upon rollout.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 21, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST) (1610Z), A DIAMOND DA20, N465US, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING WITHOUT A NOSE WHEEL AT THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP), FISHERS, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SMITH FIELD (SMD), FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AT APPROXIMATELY 0929 EDT, WITH A ?TOUCH AND GO? LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL (IND), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. AFTER THE TAKEOFF (AT IND), UNBEKNOWNST TO THE PILOT, THE NOSE WHEEL FELL FROM THE AIRCRAFT. TOUCHDOWN AT UMP WAS REPORTED NORMAL AND THE PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE UNTIL THE NOSE STRUT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY UPON ROLLOUT.
NTSB investigation
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