What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 9, 2005, a Cessna CE-172-N, N5437J, sustained substantial damage upon landing at Arlington Municipal Airport, (gky) Arlington, TX. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted who was conducting her first solo flight. She had accomplished two touch and goes and was landing for the third time when she said the aircraft bounced. She stated that she pushed forward on the yoke, the front tire blew and the propeller struck the runway. Examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the nose wheel, the front strut, and the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2005, A CESSNA CE-172-N, N5437J, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (GKY) ARLINGTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS CONDUCTING HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. SHE HAD ACCOMPLISHED TWO TOUCH AND GOES AND WAS LANDING FOR THE THIRD TIME WHEN SHE SAID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. SHE STATED THAT SHE PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE, THE FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, THE FRONT STRUT, AND THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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