What happened
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(-23) On may 10, 2007 on about 1240 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172-R, N369ES, registered to christiansen aviation inc. and operated by pelican flight training center inc., as title 14 CFR part 91 flight at Hollywood North Perry Airport (hwo). The student rated pilot on his first solo flight and first landing on runway 27L to a full stop, made a hard landing causing the aircraft to bounce, lost control of the aircraft, the aircraft departed the left side of runway 27L, hitting a runway sign causing the left main landing gear to fail. The aircraft came to rest on a heading of 100 degrees on taxiway lima with the left horizontal stabilizer bent up at a 45 degree angle. The student pilot received no injuries, VFR conditions prevailed at the time, no flight plan was filed, the wind was 260@10.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 10, 2007 ON ABOUT 1240 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172-R, N369ES, REGISTERED TO CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION INC. AND OPERATED BY PELICAN FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER INC., AS TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AT HOLLYWOOD NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO). THE STUDENT RATED PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND FIRST LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L TO A FULL STOP, MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27L, HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF 100 DEGREES ON TAXIWAY LIMA WITH THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENT UP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, THE WIND WAS 260@10.
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