What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 06/02/2025, at 17:10 local time, after a successful landing on runway 20 at the Nut Tree Airport (vcb) and while turning off the runway, privacy data omitted experienced a collapse of the nose gear. A written statement from the pilot said that he was on a flight with a CFI to reinstate his biannual flight review (bfr) currency. It was discussed that they would proceed with trips around the pattern with each trip culminating in a full stop. On the third landing as they were slowing down to about taxi speed to exit the active runway the nose gear collapsed into the wheel well causing a prop strike. On a phone interview with the pilot, he said that the aircraft was functioning properly prior to the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 06/02/2025, AT 17:10 LOCAL TIME, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT THE NUT TREE AIRPORT (VCB) AND WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR. A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS ON A FLIGHT WITH A CFI TO REINSTATE HIS BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW (BFR) CURRENCY. IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THEY WOULD PROCEED WITH TRIPS AROUND THE PATTERN WITH EACH TRIP CULMINATING IN A FULL STOP. ON THE THIRD LANDING AS THEY WERE SLOWING DOWN TO ABOUT TAXI SPEED TO EXIT THE ACTIVE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED INTO THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. ON A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
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