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) The flight instructor stated that after completing five (5) unassisted takeoffs and landings the student pilot was cleared for solo flight. On the first landing the aircraft was observed to land hard and began to porpoise down the runway. The student pilot was unable to recover before the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its nose.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING FIVE (5) UNASSISTED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND HARD AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.