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) Student was on his third solo flight. After completing two normal touch and goes, his third landing was hard on the nose gear. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway. Damage was limited to the nose gear strut, associated mounting brackets, propeller, and nose wheel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING TWO NORMAL TOUCH AND GOES, HIS THIRD LANDING WAS HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, ASSOCIATED MOUNTING BRACKETS, PROPELLER, AND NOSE WHEEL.