What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On July 16, 1999, at 0910 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734YU, collided with the ground during landing at the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, Florida. The airplane was operated by the student pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the orlando executive airport, exact time unknown. According to the FAA inspector, the student pilot was on a solo flight in the local area. On his first landing, the airplane landed hard collapsing the nose gear shock strut and flatening the nose gear tire. The propeller struck the runway surface damaging both propeller tips and substantially damaging the airplanes firewall. (-23) on Friday 16 July, 1999 at 09:10 EDT, privacy data omitted , was flying a Cessna 172, N734YU on his third solo flight. privacy data omitted Departed orlando executive airport and flew to the Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, Florida, to prac tice touch and go landings. On his first landing, he landed hard collapsing the nose gear shock strut and flattening the nose gear tire. This caused the propeller to strike the runway surface damaging both propeller tips. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with no injury to the student pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 16, 1999, AT 0910 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N734YU, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING LANDING AT THE KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. ON HIS FIRST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND FLATENING THE NOSE GEAR TIRE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER TIPS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRPLANES FIREWALL. (-23) ON FRIDAY 16 JULY, 1999 AT 09:10 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , WAS FLYING A CESSNA 172, N734YU ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DAT^ DEPARTED ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AND FLEW TO THE KISSIMMEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, TO PRAC TICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FIRST LANDING, HE LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT AND FLATTENING THE NOSE GEAR TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE DAMAGING BOTH PROPELLER TIPS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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