From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot stated that she was soloing, and had gone up to do some pattern work. She was happy with her approach and was properly configured. She landed on the mains first and whenever the nose came down, she heard some loud noises and was looking down at the runway. She immediately shut everything down, exited the aircraft, and called her instructor. She did not re-enter the aircraft to notify the tower. Nose wheel/tire assembly failed upon landing causing a prop strike.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS SOLOING, AND HAD GONE UP TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK. SHE WAS HAPPY WITH HER APPROACH AND WAS PROPERLY CONFIGURED. SHE LANDED ON THE MAINS FIRST AND WHENEVER THE NOSE CAME DOWN, SHE HEARD SOME LOUD NOISES AND WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THE RUNWAY. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, AND CALLED HER INSTRUCTOR. SHE DID NOT RE-ENTER THE AIRCRAFT TO NOTIFY THE TOWER. NOSE WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED UPON LANDING CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.
Other reports on N33532 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.