What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the pilot, the aircraft was on final, at 2:17 pm EST, the main gear touched down first followed by the nose gear. All three landing gears touched the runway pavement. After the nose gear touch for two seconds, it suddenly collapsed. The airplane skidded after the 1000 foot marker to the exit of C5 taxiway. He
Performed the engine shutdown checklist and shut off all the fuel supplies. The propeller on both
Engines hit the ground, the nose scratched the runway pavement, and both engines were completely
Shut down. He did not feather, but performed a complete shutdown of the engines, and all indications of the landing gear before the incident were verified precisely.
The pilot instructed his student to leave the aircraft and to follow his lead when exiting.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL, AT 2:17 PM EST, THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCH FOR TWO SECONDS, IT SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED AFTER THE 1000 FOOT MARKER TO THE EXIT OF C5 TAXIWAY. HE
PERFORMED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST AND SHUT OFF ALL THE FUEL SUPPLIES. THE PROPELLER ON BOTH
ENGINES HIT THE GROUND, THE NOSE SCRATCHED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, AND BOTH ENGINES WERE COMPLETELY
SHUT DOWN. HE DID NOT FEATHER, BUT PERFORMED A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINES, AND ALL INDICATIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR BEFORE THE INCIDENT WERE VERIFIED PRECISELY.
THE PILOT INSTRUCTED HIS STUDENT TO LEAVE THE AIRCRAFT AND TO FOLLOW HIS LEAD WHEN EXITING.
NTSB investigation
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