What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was landing at a private airfield with a grass surface. Pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings. On the sixth landing, the nose wheel assembly failed and the nose wheel separated from the aircraft. The nose strut dug into the grassy surface and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot said he landed hard, but had landed harder in the past with no damage. The pilot said he had owned the airplane for two years. He is not aware of any history of the aircraft regarding maintenance practices or how it was flown.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD WITH A GRASS SURFACE. PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE SIXTH LANDING, THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE GRASSY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED HARD, BUT HAD LANDED HARDER IN THE PAST WITH NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD OWNED THE AIRPLANE FOR TWO YEARS. HE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT REGARDING MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OR HOW IT WAS FLOWN.
NTSB investigation
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