What happened
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(-23) Student pilot on a practice solo flight performing takeoff's and landings to a full stop. The fifth landing of a series resulted in substantial damage due to firewall damage and a prop strike. Nose wheel tire blew and wheel broke apart. Landing described as hard, but not abnormally so. NTSB obtained wheel pieces for metallurgical analysis. Student pilot's description of proper traffic pattern landing procedures was well articulated. Student's CFI provided good logbook and certificate documentation and instructor knowledge. FAA iic's arrival on scene was delayed because preliminary reports indicated minor damage associated with an incident, rather than constituting an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON A PRACTICE SOLO FLIGHT PERFORMING TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. THE FIFTH LANDING OF A SERIES RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO FIREWALL DAMAGE AND A PROP STRIKE. NOSE WHEEL TIRE BLEW AND WHEEL BROKE APART. LANDING DESCRIBED AS HARD, BUT NOT ABNORMALLY SO. NTSB OBTAINED WHEEL PIECES FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS. STUDENT PILOT'S DESCRIPTION OF PROPER TRAFFIC PATTERN LANDING PROCEDURES WAS WELL ARTICULATED. STUDENT'S CFI PROVIDED GOOD LOGBOOK AND CERTIFICATE DOCUMENTATION AND INSTRUCTOR KNOWLEDGE. FAA IIC'S ARRIVAL ON SCENE WAS DELAYED BECAUSE PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATED MINOR DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCIDENT, RATHER THAN CONSTITUTING AN ACCIDENT.
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