What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1832 on may 8, 2002, student pilot wanda wingo, attempted the fifth landing of her second supervised solo at New London Airport (W90). Whe was landing on runway 17 with calm winds in VFR conditions. During the landing phase she flared too high, landed hard, causing the aircraft to porpoise between the main and nose landing gear. As the aircraft departed the runway, the nose gear collapsed, the aircraft skidded, then slowly flipped over the nose to an inverted position. Mrs. Wingo was removed from the aircraft by her flight instructor and another individual and was admitted to lynchburg general hospital for a severe laceration to the forehead and a ruptured vertebra.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1832 ON MAY 8, 2002, STUDENT PILOT WANDA WINGO, ATTEMPTED THE FIFTH LANDING OF HER SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO AT NEW LONDON AIRPORT (W90). WHE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WITH CALM WINDS IN VFR CONDITIONS. DURING THE LANDING PHASE SHE FLARED TOO HIGH, LANDED HARD, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE BETWEEN THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED, THEN SLOWLY FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE TO AN INVERTED POSITION. MRS. WINGO WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AND WAS ADMITTED TO LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD AND A RUPTURED VERTEBRA.
NTSB investigation
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