What happened
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(-23) Student pilot departed airport for local practice and touch and goes. On second touch and go, pilot tried to raise nose to flare, nose did not come up, nose gear struck runway. The aircraft lost control, veered off runway 35 and hit a pond on the side of the runway causing the aircraft to flip over, causing substantial damage to the wings and engine firewall. (.19) on January 12, 2002, at 1446 central standard time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N497SJ, registered to and operated by sugarland aviation, Houston, Texas, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing roll out on runway 35 at the sugarland airport, Houston, Texas. The solo student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The flight originated at the sugarland airport at 1335. The student pilot stated that after landing, during roll out the aircraft veered off the runway and flipped. The firewall was buckled and the wing spars were bent. (.4) on January 12, 2002, at 1446 central standard time, a Cessna 172S airplane, N497SJ, registered to and operated by Sugar Land aviation, Houston, Texas, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing roll out on runway 35 at the Sugar Land airport, Houston, Texas. The solo student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 flight. The local training flight originated at the Sugar Land airport at 1335. The student pilot stated that while executing a full stop landing, he reduced power going into the "flare" and "pulled" the controls back while applying right rudder. The airplane then touched down on the nose gear and "bounced." He then added power to recover; however, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and flipped over. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose landing gear was torn off the airframe, the engine firewall sustained structural damage and both wing spars were bent. The operator reported that the 36 year old pilot had accumulated a total of 99 flight hours, 71 hours in the same make and model. The student was operating under a 90-DAY solo endorsement by his flight instructor. The winds at the time of the accident were reported from 340 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 17 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED AIRPORT FOR LOCAL PRACTICE AND TOUCH AND GOES. ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO, PILOT TRIED TO RAISE NOSE TO FLARE, NOSE DID NOT COME UP, NOSE GEAR STRUCK RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 35 AND HIT A POND ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND ENGINE FIREWALL. (.19) ON JANUARY 12, 2002, AT 1446 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N497SJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SUGARLAND AVIATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE SUGARLAND AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SUGARLAND AIRPORT AT 1335. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING, DURING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED. THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED AND THE WING SPARS WERE BENT. (.4) ON JANUARY 12, 2002, AT 1446 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S AIRPLANE, N497SJ, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SUGAR LAND AVIATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 35 AT THE SUGAR LAND AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SUGAR LAND AIRPORT AT 1335. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHILE EXECUTING A FULL STOP LANDING, HE REDUCED POWER GOING INTO THE "FLARE" AND "PULLED" THE CONTROLS BACK WHILE APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR AND "BOUNCED." HE THEN ADDED POWER TO RECOVER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRFRAME, THE ENGINE FIREWALL SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND BOTH WING SPARS WERE BENT. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE 36 YEAR OLD PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 99 FLIGHT HOURS, 71 HOURS IN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE STUDENT WAS OPERATING UNDER A 90-DAY SOLO ENDORSEMENT BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED FROM 340 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 17 KNOTS.
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