What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was solo on his third landing as he flared to land the aircraft landed hard and bounced back into the air. Student pilot pushed forward on the control wheel, considered adding power; however aircraft nose was pointed at the ground. Student pilot pulled back on the control wheel and the tail of the aircraft hit the runway. The aircraft bounced, striking the propeller. Damage to propeller, nose gear, firewall and rear bulkhead. No additional causal factors at this time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS SOLO ON HIS THIRD LANDING AS HE FLARED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. STUDENT PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL WHEEL, CONSIDERED ADDING POWER; HOWEVER AIRCRAFT NOSE WAS POINTED AT THE GROUND. STUDENT PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL WHEEL AND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, STRIKING THE PROPELLER. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL AND REAR BULKHEAD. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.