What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This incident occurred after two successful touch and go landings during the first supervised solo event. On the third and final supervised solo landing to rwy 19, the pilot stated he thought he flared too high and decided to make a go around. The pilot stated he added full power, the right wing jerked upward and the airplane begin heading 140 degrees. Three tire marks on the ground indicated the airplane touched down approximately 80 yards to the left of the runway. The nose gear sheared off. Approximately 5 feet beyond the tire marks, the prop spinner and prop struck the ground and approximately 25 feet beyond these ground strikes, the airplane came to rest on the main wheels in a nose low condition.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS DURING THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO EVENT. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL SUPERVISED SOLO LANDING TO RWY 19, THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE FLARED TOO HIGH AND DECIDED TO MAKE A GO AROUND. THE PILOT STATED HE ADDED FULL POWER, THE RIGHT WING JERKED UPWARD AND THE AIRPLANE BEGIN HEADING 140 DEGREES. THREE TIRE MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET BEYOND THE TIRE MARKS, THE PROP SPINNER AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET BEYOND THESE GROUND STRIKES, THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN WHEELS IN A NOSE LOW CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N1470X · 1
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