What happened
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(-23)The student pilot was flying her first supervised solo at the slidwell, LA. Airport. Two successful landing were made and on the third and final landing the student allowed the aircraft to begin porpoising on the runway. The nose landing gear hit the runway and spearated from the aircraft. As a result the aircraft came to a rest in an inverted position on the runway. Structural damage to the vertical stablizer, horizontal stablizer, fire wall, and engine mount was noted by an FAA inspector on site. The student pilot received minor injuries but refused medical assistance. Her flight instuctor observed the solo landings and stated he saw the problem, but could not correct the situation over the radio.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AT THE SLIDWELL, LA. AIRPORT. TWO SUCCESSFUL LANDING WERE MADE AND ON THE THIRD AND FINAL LANDING THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN PORPOISING ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HIT THE RUNWAY AND SPEARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION ON THE RUNWAY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABLIZER, HORIZONTAL STABLIZER, FIRE WALL, AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS NOTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR ON SITE. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. HER FLIGHT INSTUCTOR OBSERVED THE SOLO LANDINGS AND STATED HE SAW THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION OVER THE RADIO.
NTSB investigation
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