What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While practicing touch and go landings, N35302M a Cessna 172, flown by a student pilot on his first solo flight, suffered substantial damage after landing, when it bounced clear of the intended hard surface runway and settled onto the grass area adjacent the runway. During the landing roll, the aircraft over ran a service road which tore the nose wheel assembly from the aircraft and subsequently forced the nose of the aircraft onto the ground, bending the propeller, and damaging the underside of the aircraft. No injuries were sustained by the pilot and the aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, N35302M A CESSNA 172, FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING, WHEN IT BOUNCED CLEAR OF THE INTENDED HARD SURFACE RUNWAY AND SETTLED ONTO THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT OVER RAN A SERVICE ROAD WHICH TORE THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FORCED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GROUND, BENDING THE PROPELLER, AND DAMAGING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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