What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot on short final was distracted and flustered when another aircraft taxied into position on landing rwy 25 and took off in front of her without any radio calls. The landing was rushed causing aircraft to porpoise and propeller to strike ground. Student pilot aborted landing and took off again. Student pilot was not aware of propeller strike and reported no unusual vibrations. Student pilot landed aircraft on second attempt. Inspection of aircraft found significant damage to propeller tips. Aircraft grounded for repairs. And
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ON SHORT FINAL WAS DISTRACTED AND FLUSTERED WHEN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO POSITION ON LANDING RWY 25 AND TOOK OFF IN FRONT OF HER WITHOUT ANY RADIO CALLS. THE LANDING WAS RUSHED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE GROUND. STUDENT PILOT ABORTED LANDING AND TOOK OFF AGAIN. STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF PROPELLER STRIKE AND REPORTED NO UNUSUAL VIBRATIONS. STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON SECOND ATTEMPT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED FOR REPAIRS. AND
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