What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was on his third solo flight and on landing porpoised the aircraft several times down the runway. The damage that was done to the aircraft was major. The prop was bent and the firewall was bent in several areas. The nose tire was blown, and the wheel housing was also damaged. Firewall will need to be replaced and some of the ribs could be bent. The student quit the flight program. The pilot privacy data omitted requested the military to drop him from the flight program.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT AND ON LANDING PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAJOR. THE PROP WAS BENT AND THE FIREWALL WAS BENT IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE NOSE TIRE WAS BLOWN, AND THE WHEEL HOUSING WAS ALSO DAMAGED. FIREWALL WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SOME OF THE RIBS COULD BE BENT. THE STUDENT QUIT THE FLIGHT PROGRAM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REQUESTED THE MILITARY TO DROP HIM FROM THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N733BS · 2
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