What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Mr. Polio was a student pilot on his second unsupervised solo flight. After returning from the practice area, Mr. Polio was attempting to make his third practice landing. He says that the touchdown was not excessively hard, but he thought the yoke was binding and the aircraft porpoised until the nose contacted the runway. A safety inspector from this office determined that the yoke was binding because of a deformed firewall resulting from the accident; there was no indication of any mechanical malfunction before the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. POLIO WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE PRACTICE AREA, MR. POLIO WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HIS THIRD PRACTICE LANDING. HE SAYS THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NOT EXCESSIVELY HARD, BUT HE THOUGHT THE YOKE WAS BINDING AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED UNTIL THE NOSE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. A SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THIS OFFICE DETERMINED THAT THE YOKE WAS BINDING BECAUSE OF A DEFORMED FIREWALL RESULTING FROM THE ACCIDENT; THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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