What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Leveled off too high. Dropped to runway. Bounced and porpoised. Wrinkled fuselage near firewall. (.4)the student pilot, on his first solo flight, allowed the aircraft to touch down on all three wheels simultaneously, during which a porpoise developed. Four additional nose-down ground impact cycles followed before the aircraft came to a stop. The pilot did not attempt a go-around maneuver. (-23)the PIC, a student pilot, was on his first solo flight. The PIC stated that, on short final, a wind shear occurred, from calm to a left crosswind. He stated that he straightened out the aircraft but it dropped into the runway form feet 3 AGL. The aircraft landed on all three gears and porpoised several times with the prop striking the runway. An inspection showed firewall damage and fuselage wrinkles aft of the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. WRINKLED FUSELAGE NEAR FIREWALL. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS SIMULTANEOUSLY, DURING WHICH A PORPOISE DEVELOPED. FOUR ADDITIONAL NOSE-DOWN GROUND IMPACT CYCLES FOLLOWED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. (-23)THE PIC, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE PIC STATED THAT, ON SHORT FINAL, A WIND SHEAR OCCURRED, FROM CALM TO A LEFT CROSSWIND. HE STATED THAT HE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE AIRCRAFT BUT IT DROPPED INTO THE RUNWAY FORM FEET 3 AGL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ALL THREE GEARS AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION SHOWED FIREWALL DAMAGE AND FUSELAGE WRINKLES AFT OF THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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