What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot ofprivacy data omitteddeparted kgkt for a solo flight to destination kmor and landed on runway 23. Pilot stated he setup to land the aircraft at 65/70 mph and touched down harder than intended. Pilot also stated he believes the aircraft touched down on all 3 landing gear and the aircraft did not porpoise. Hard landing caused the nose landing gear (NLG) tire to blow out and the NLG strut to collapse. The pilot reacted to the NLG tire blow out by applying aircraft brakes and dumping the flaps. These conditions caused a propeller strike to occur. The following aircraft damage was discovered: both propeller blade tips bent, one broken engine mount tube (right side), one bent engine mount tube (right side), blown NLG tire, NLG strut collapsed, NLG fairing crushed. No evidence of aircraft fire and no physical injuries to the pilot or other people. Aircraft annual inspection last completed 02/02/2022.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT OF^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED KGKT FOR A SOLO FLIGHT TO DESTINATION KMOR AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23. PILOT STATED HE SETUP TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT 65/70 MPH AND TOUCHED DOWN HARDER THAN INTENDED. PILOT ALSO STATED HE BELIEVES THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL 3 LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT PORPOISE. HARD LANDING CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND THE NLG STRUT TO COLLAPSE. THE PILOT REACTED TO THE NLG TIRE BLOW OUT BY APPLYING AIRCRAFT BRAKES AND DUMPING THE FLAPS. THESE CONDITIONS CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE TO OCCUR. THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED: BOTH PROPELLER BLADE TIPS BENT, ONE BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT TUBE (RIGHT SIDE), ONE BENT ENGINE MOUNT TUBE (RIGHT SIDE), BLOWN NLG TIRE, NLG STRUT COLLAPSED, NLG FAIRING CRUSHED. NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AND NO PHYSICAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR OTHER PEOPLE. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION LAST COMPLETED 02/02/2022.
NTSB investigation
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