What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 16, 2006, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, N97351, registered to and operated by a private owner as a 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, made a hard landing at Barwick Lafayette, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The student reported no injuries. The flight departed the richard b. russell airport, rome, Georgia, on July 16, 2006, at 1600. The student pilot stated he was on his first cross-country solo, and became disoriented enroute to the Barwick Lafayette Airport (9A5). The student pilot landed at the richard b. russell airport, rome, Georgia, to go over his flight plan and then continued to 9A5. During the continuation of his flight he became disoriented again, and was radar vectored to 9A5. The student pilot stated that during the landing on runway 2 he flared the airplane high, and landed hard on the runway. The airplane veered off of the left side of the runway, down an embankment, and collided with a ditch.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 16, 2006, AT 1900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182Q, N97351, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER AS A 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, MADE A HARD LANDING AT BARWICK LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL AIRPORT, ROME, GEORGIA, ON JULY 16, 2006, AT 1600. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO, AND BECAME DISORIENTED ENROUTE TO THE BARWICK LAFAYETTE AIRPORT (9A5). THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL AIRPORT, ROME, GEORGIA, TO GO OVER HIS FLIGHT PLAN AND THEN CONTINUED TO 9A5. DURING THE CONTINUATION OF HIS FLIGHT HE BECAME DISORIENTED AGAIN, AND WAS RADAR VECTORED TO 9A5. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE HIGH, AND LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.