What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was on a solo cross country flight and was making an approach to landing at the Willows airport. The student stated that the landing was hard and was followed by bouncing and porpoising. The student initiated a go around and proceeded to his next landing airport at red bluff, California. After landing at the red bluff airport, the student inspected the airplane and discovered damage to the propeller and the nose gear. The student pilot terminated the flight and contacted his flight instructor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO LANDING AT THE WILLOWS AIRPORT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS HARD AND WAS FOLLOWED BY BOUNCING AND PORPOISING. THE STUDENT INITIATED A GO AROUND AND PROCEEDED TO HIS NEXT LANDING AIRPORT AT RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. AFTER LANDING AT THE RED BLUFF AIRPORT, THE STUDENT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AND DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT TERMINATED THE FLIGHT AND CONTACTED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.