What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A part 61 flight instruction session commenced at 0805 am from kffz, focusing on ground reference maneuvers, including turns around a point and s-turns along a road. The instructor and student pilot conducted a pre-flight briefing, agreeing to proceed with landing practice following the completion of the maneuvers. After concluding the ground reference exercises, the student pilot communicated with the tower, requesting clearance to land. During the landing phase, the aircraft experienced a flat landing, causing the aircraft to bounce , the aircraft then descended nose down with the nose gear impacting the runway, leading to a nose gear collapse and the detachment of the wheel. The propeller contacted the ground, ceasing its rotation. The aircraft skidded down along runway 4R, veering off to the right side before coming to a complete stop.
An inspection of the aircraft was conducted post-landing. The propeller exhibited significant damage, characterized by deep scratches and bending of the tips. The firewall underwent a visual inspection, with no damage observed. The nose landing gear wheel attachment was found to be broken.
Three distinct bounce marks from the nose landing gear wheel were identified on the lower fuselage. The first bounce mark was identified on a panel located aft of the firewall this panel exhibited a crack measuring 1 1/4 inches in length, 3 ½ inches from the firewall. The second bounce mark was positioned 3 1/2 feet from the firewall, and the third was observed 8.3 feet from the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
A PART 61 FLIGHT INSTRUCTION SESSION COMMENCED AT 0805 AM FROM KFFZ, FOCUSING ON GROUND REFERENCE MANEUVERS, INCLUDING TURNS AROUND A POINT AND S-TURNS ALONG A ROAD. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTED A PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING, AGREEING TO PROCEED WITH LANDING PRACTICE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVERS. AFTER CONCLUDING THE GROUND REFERENCE EXERCISES, THE STUDENT PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER, REQUESTING CLEARANCE TO LAND. DURING THE LANDING PHASE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FLAT LANDING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE , THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED NOSE DOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTING THE RUNWAY, LEADING TO A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND THE DETACHMENT OF THE WHEEL. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND, CEASING ITS ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN ALONG RUNWAY 4R, VEERING OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED POST-LANDING. THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, CHARACTERIZED BY DEEP SCRATCHES AND BENDING OF THE TIPS. THE FIREWALL UNDERWENT A VISUAL INSPECTION, WITH NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ATTACHMENT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN.
THREE DISTINCT BOUNCE MARKS FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE FIRST BOUNCE MARK WAS IDENTIFIED ON A PANEL LOCATED AFT OF THE FIREWALL THIS PANEL EXHIBITED A CRACK MEASURING 1 1/4 INCHES IN LENGTH, 3 ½ INCHES FROM THE FIREWALL. THE SECOND BOUNCE MARK WAS POSITIONED 3 1/2 FEET FROM THE FIREWALL, AND THE THIRD WAS OBSERVED 8.3 FEET FROM THE FIREWALL.