BTW did anyone see 'The Apprentice' last week? The winning team were awarded flying lessons, and the landing in a PA28(?) they showed, looked a candidate for a nose leg removal. I can only assume the student released the back pressure part way through the flare.
Yes it really did didn't it! Looked more like to me the aircraft started to stall a few feet from the ground and the nose dropped as a consequence.
I had a friend who damaged aircraft during training, I forget the exact details but basically a Super Cub got a bit out of control on landing and ended up in for repair for a while I think...far from being chucked out he just continued on a different aircraft.