What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot lost control during a landing on runway 9R at Sanford, FL striking the left wingtip on the runway followd by the left main landing gear. The airplane then became airborne and touched down hard on the nose gear. The airplane again became airborne and came down on the right main landing gear and the right wing tip. The airplane then made a left turn off the runway, the propeller dug into the dirt and the airplane flipped over causing substantial damage to the airplane. It appears that the nose gear received damage during the hard touchdown on the runway. The student pilot stated that he thought a gust of wind caught the airplane just prior to his touchdown. All controls were connected and appeared to be operating normally prior to impact. The student had made one successful landing on runway 9R prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R AT SANFORD, FL STRIKING THE LEFT WINGTIP ON THE RUNWAY FOLLOWD BY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE AND CAME DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRPLANE THEN MADE A LEFT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, THE PROPELLER DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. IT APPEARS THAT THE NOSE GEAR RECEIVED DAMAGE DURING THE HARD TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRPLANE JUST PRIOR TO HIS TOUCHDOWN. ALL CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED AND APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE STUDENT HAD MADE ONE SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 9R PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
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