What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft practicing full flap landing and landed hard. (.4)the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings, when the accident occurred. He used less than 40 degrees of flaps for the first four landings, which resulted in hard touchdowns. He used 40 degrees of flaps for the accident landing. The airplane stalled between 20 and 50 feet AGL, and impacted the runway prior to sliding 50 feet and coming to rest. (-23) student pilot on third solo flight had been practicing no flap landings and then switched to practice a full flap landing on runway 18. An attempt to land resulted in the aircraft impacting the center of the runway about 2000 feet from the approach end. The aircraft came to rest on its nose 60 feet forward of impact point. No injuries were reported. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT PRACTICING FULL FLAP LANDING AND LANDED HARD. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE USED LESS THAN 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE FIRST FOUR LANDINGS, WHICH RESULTED IN HARD TOUCHDOWNS. HE USED 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR THE ACCIDENT LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STALLED BETWEEN 20 AND 50 FEET AGL, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO SLIDING 50 FEET AND COMING TO REST. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON THIRD SOLO FLIGHT HAD BEEN PRACTICING NO FLAP LANDINGS AND THEN SWITCHED TO PRACTICE A FULL FLAP LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. AN ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 2000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE 60 FEET FORWARD OF IMPACT POINT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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