What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crash-landed on rwy 20, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) while performing the required initial three (3) solo landings, the above-referenced student pilot made a hard landing on the last of the series. After contact with runway 20 and bouncing back up, the pilot lost control of the aircraft which then struck a runway light with its right gear, ground looped and finally came to rest on the left side of the runway, facing back in the opposite direciton. The aircraft was destroyed. Instructor and student pilot will receive counseling from an FAA operations inspector. (.4) the student pilot stated that on the flare for the second full stop landing, the right wing dropped and the airplane yawed to the right. He corrected the roll and yaw with left aileron and left rudder respectively and the airplane began drifting to the right. The student then applied power and the left wing of the airplane contacted the ground followed by the nose section of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASH-LANDED ON RWY 20, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) WHILE PERFORMING THE REQUIRED INITIAL THREE (3) SOLO LANDINGS, THE ABOVE-REFERENCED STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE LAST OF THE SERIES. AFTER CONTACT WITH RUNWAY 20 AND BOUNCING BACK UP, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH THEN STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH ITS RIGHT GEAR, GROUND LOOPED AND FINALLY CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, FACING BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECITON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WILL RECEIVE COUNSELING FROM AN FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON THE FLARE FOR THE SECOND FULL STOP LANDING, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED THE ROLL AND YAW WITH LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER RESPECTIVELY AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT THEN APPLIED POWER AND THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRPLANE.
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