What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was returning from cross country solo and landed runway 7 at Daytona Beach. The aircraft hit hard on landing and the student performed a go-around. Landed the aircraft without incident, parked the aircraft. The hard landing damaged the firewall, popped a rivet and damaged the rudder pedals. The propeller has one bent tip.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM CROSS COUNTRY SOLO AND LANDED RUNWAY 7 AT DAYTONA BEACH. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON LANDING AND THE STUDENT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT, PARKED THE AIRCRAFT. THE HARD LANDING DAMAGED THE FIREWALL, POPPED A RIVET AND DAMAGED THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE PROPELLER HAS ONE BENT TIP.
NTSB investigation
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