In article .com,
wrote:

A student pilot does a poor recovery on a botched landing and pushes it
over and gets the prop, forces the nose gear up into the cowling hard
enough to cause some wrinkles in the firewall. Recovers it on the
subsequent follow-thru and taxis in to the ramp where the damage is
discovered.
Accident or incident?
Check the FAR's carefully and see what you come up with.....no personal
injuries involved.

Doesn't it say something about damage exceeding a certain value?