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) During third supervised solo flight, student pilot, while landing, aircraft landed hard, bounced and landed on nose gear, causing substantial damage to engine struts, engine mounts, and engine firewall. Pilot stated that he landed on main gear when nose gear contacted the ground aircraft became airborne again and landed on nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT, WHILE LANDING, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED AND LANDED ON NOSE GEAR, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE STRUTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND ENGINE FIREWALL. PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON MAIN GEAR WHEN NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND LANDED ON NOSE GEAR.