What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was the PIC of N3537B, a CE-172S, on his first solo cross country flight to Charlottesville, VA (cho). The weather was VFR with winds light and variable at 3 knots. The pilot privacy data omitted flew an uneventful pattern and while on final flared and stalled the aircraft at least 5 feet above the runway. The pilot privacy data omitted was not injured however the aircraft had a collapsed nose wheel with firewall and tunnel damage. The propeller struck the ground and is damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS THE PIC OF N3537B, A CE-172S, ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CHO). THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL PATTERN AND WHILE ON FINAL FLARED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT LEAST 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL WITH FIREWALL AND TUNNEL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND IS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.