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) The student pilot was on his first solo flight and was attempting his third landing at Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, Texas. The aircraft's nose gear and main landing gear bounced several times in an oscillating (porpoise) motion until the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft then skidded off the left side of runway 17 with substantial damage to the aircraft. The student pilot was counseled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS ATTEMPTING HIS THIRD LANDING AT GAINESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GAINESVILLE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR AND MAIN LANDING GEAR BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES IN AN OSCILLATING (PORPOISE) MOTION UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.