What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot returned from an unsupervised solo flight to the practice area in gusty wind conditions. On his first attempt to land he ballooned up in the flare and landed hard due to excessive loss of airspeed. During the flare the airplane drifted left to the edge of the runway and struck a runway light with the bottom of the left wing and the left stabilator, doing minor damage to both surfaces. Incident privacy data omitted is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT RETURNED FROM AN UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT TO THE PRACTICE AREA IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND HE BALLOONED UP IN THE FLARE AND LANDED HARD DUE TO EXCESSIVE LOSS OF AIRSPEED. DURING THE FLARE THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE LEFT WING AND THE LEFT STABILATOR, DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH SURFACES. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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