What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 15, 2007 at approximately 1930 local a Cessna 172, N2228L sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway ten (10) at Genesee County Airport, Batavia (gvq), NY. The pilot was a student on his first solo. The student stated that the first two landings were very good, however on his third attempt he landed flat and bounced three times. The third bounce was on the nose of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 LOCAL A CESSNA 172, N2228L SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY TEN (10) AT GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT, BATAVIA (GVQ), NY. THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE FIRST TWO LANDINGS WERE VERY GOOD, HOWEVER ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT HE LANDED FLAT AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES. THE THIRD BOUNCE WAS ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.