What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot, on first solo cross country flight, made approach to rwy 34 at bpt with 5 knot right crosswind component. He began to flare aircraft too high and hit runway with significant down vector, bouncing several times. Aircraft departed runway into grass. Student pilot regained control on ground and taxied aircraft to ramp. Both propeller tips were curled, on forward, on aft, left wingtip was scraped, pitot tube on left wing was bent and tail tie down was bent and scraped. Student pilot was not injured. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, MADE APPROACH TO RWY 34 AT BPT WITH 5 KNOT RIGHT CROSSWIND COMPONENT. HE BEGAN TO FLARE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH AND HIT RUNWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT DOWN VECTOR, BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO GRASS. STUDENT PILOT REGAINED CONTROL ON GROUND AND TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO RAMP. BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED, ON FORWARD, ON AFT, LEFT WINGTIP WAS SCRAPED, PITOT TUBE ON LEFT WING WAS BENT AND TAIL TIE DOWN WAS BENT AND SCRAPED. STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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