What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was on solo cross-country. Aircraft departed boonville, MO (ver), with landings at clinton (gly) and Marshall, MO (mhl). Upon arrival at mhl, the student pilot attempted a landing on runway 36. Surface winds were reported to be gusty from the west (kcou 1945Z 28015G18). The student pilot said the airplane bounced and then landed on the nose wheel. The nose wheel collapsed, and the airplane slid off the right side of the runway. This accident caused substantial damage to the engine mount, left wing, and other components of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOONVILLE, MO (VER), WITH LANDINGS AT CLINTON (GLY) AND MARSHALL, MO (MHL). UPON ARRIVAL AT MHL, THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE GUSTY FROM THE WEST (KCOU 1945Z 28015G18). THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND THEN LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT, LEFT WING, AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.