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) Student pilot was conducting his first solo flight. According to the pilot and another documented witness, he bounced the aircraft causing the propeller to strike the runway. From excerpts of his log book, he was properly certificated to conduct this solo flight. Student obviously needs more training prior to soloing again.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND ANOTHER DOCUMENTED WITNESS, HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. FROM EXCERPTS OF HIS LOG BOOK, HE WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED TO CONDUCT THIS SOLO FLIGHT. STUDENT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS MORE TRAINING PRIOR TO SOLOING AGAIN.
Other reports on N44636 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.