What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 18, 2005, N9017H, an instructional flight, was landing at Tucson, Arizona when upon touchdown, the nose wheel separated resulting in collapse of the nose gear and bent firewall. The instructor stated that it was the third landing during the first supervised solo for the student when she started porpoising the aircraft and lost control. This office counseled the flight instructor on landing control operations for students on 07/27/2005. The student is continuing with her flight training at the local flight school.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 18, 2005, N9017H, AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WAS LANDING AT TUCSON, ARIZONA WHEN UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND BENT FIREWALL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT IT WAS THE THIRD LANDING DURING THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FOR THE STUDENT WHEN SHE STARTED PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST CONTROL. THIS OFFICE COUNSELED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON LANDING CONTROL OPERATIONS FOR STUDENTS ON 07/27/2005. THE STUDENT IS CONTINUING WITH HER FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE LOCAL FLIGHT SCHOOL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.