What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 18, 1999, at 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N172YA, being flown by a student pilot, experienced a nose gear collapse while landing on runway 19R (10,300' x 150') at the mid-Continent airport, Wichita, Kansas. The pilot was not injured and the airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight departed from the mid-Continent airport, exact time unknown. The student pilot stated the airplane bounced twice and on the third bounce the nose gear contacted the runway. Substantial damage to the firewall resulted. (.4) the student pilot stated she was making a full flap landing when the airplane bounced during the flare. The airplane bounced a second time and on the third bounce the nose wheel contacted the runway. The pilot was able to taxi the airplane off the runway to the ramp where the nose gear, propeller, and firewall damage was discovered. She stated that under the same circumstances again, she would perform a go around instead of trying to land the airplane. (-23) student pilot, on third supervised solo, practicing touch and go's, allowed aircraft to bounce. On the third bounce, aircraft struck nose wheel first, which resulted in damage to firewall, engine mounts, prop blade, fuselage structure at engine mounts, buckled floor panels, locked elevator control.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 18, 1999, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N172YA, BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19R (10,300' X 150') AT THE MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL RESULTED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE WAS MAKING A FULL FLAP LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED DURING THE FLARE. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP WHERE THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED. SHE STATED THAT UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AGAIN, SHE WOULD PERFORM A GO AROUND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. (-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO, PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S, ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK NOSE WHEEL FIRST, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, PROP BLADE, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AT ENGINE MOUNTS, BUCKLED FLOOR PANELS, LOCKED ELEVATOR CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.