From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) First solo for a part 141 school student who was allowed to depart khpn and fly, unsupervised, 35NM to kpou for landings. (Judged a capable student, by policy, he was endorsed for both "solo" and "cross country"). On first approach, airman landed "flat", bounced once, ballooned and porpoised resulting in minor prop strike and extensive nose gear, fire wall, prop, and under belly damage. Despite accident damage, a/c was technically not airworthy with several discrepancies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FIRST SOLO FOR A PART 141 SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WAS ALLOWED TO DEPART KHPN AND FLY, UNSUPERVISED, 35NM TO KPOU FOR LANDINGS. (JUDGED A CAPABLE STUDENT, BY POLICY, HE WAS ENDORSED FOR BOTH "SOLO" AND "CROSS COUNTRY"). ON FIRST APPROACH, AIRMAN LANDED "FLAT", BOUNCED ONCE, BALLOONED AND PORPOISED RESULTING IN MINOR PROP STRIKE AND EXTENSIVE NOSE GEAR, FIRE WALL, PROP, AND UNDER BELLY DAMAGE. DESPITE ACCIDENT DAMAGE, A/C WAS TECHNICALLY NOT AIRWORTHY WITH SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.