From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot stated that she was returning from a solo cross country trip and was cleared to land on runway 351 at apa. After touchdown, the aircraft began porpoising. The pilot stated she was unable to recover. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear when it was pushed up through the firewall. The floorboard was also buckled and driven into the cockpit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRIP AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 351 AT APA. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PORPOISING. THE PILOT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEN IT WAS PUSHED UP THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THE FLOORBOARD WAS ALSO BUCKLED AND DRIVEN INTO THE COCKPIT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.