What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft bounced on landing and nose gear collapsed. (.4) the pilot landed hard and flat. The aircraft porpoised, pitched over, and struck the ground in a nose-low attitude. The airplane bounced back up, landed hard, and came to rest upright on the runway. According to the flight school's operations manual, solo pilots are prohibited from landing on runway 3L/21R except when necessary for the safety of flight, because there are 10-feet-deep drainage ditches that run along either side of the runway. The school reported that they had been informed that runway 3R/21L would be closed at 1200 and only 3L/21R would be available. The school flight supervisor stated that he ensured that all solo students would be back prior to the runway closure; however, the airport closed the runways 30 minutes early and the flight school was not informed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4) THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND FLAT. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, PITCHED OVER, AND STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK UP, LANDED HARD, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL'S OPERATIONS MANUAL, SOLO PILOTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LANDING ON RUNWAY 3L/21R EXCEPT WHEN NECESSARY FOR THE SAFETY OF FLIGHT, BECAUSE THERE ARE 10-FEET-DEEP DRAINAGE DITCHES THAT RUN ALONG EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE SCHOOL REPORTED THAT THEY HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT RUNWAY 3R/21L WOULD BE CLOSED AT 1200 AND ONLY 3L/21R WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE SCHOOL FLIGHT SUPERVISOR STATED THAT HE ENSURED THAT ALL SOLO STUDENTS WOULD BE BACK PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY CLOSURE; HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT CLOSED THE RUNWAYS 30 MINUTES EARLY AND THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS NOT INFORMED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.