What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 14, 2008, the pilot privacy data omitted was administering his first solo cross country flight on a Cessna 172 N62283. His flight originated from sanford airport, FL (ksfb) to Gainesville airport, FL (kgnv) where the pilot privacy data omitted received instruction from the tower to land on runway 11. The pilot privacy data omitted followed atc's instructions and proceeded to land the aircraft when he experienced the aircraft porpoising. Landing the aircraft while porpoising resulted in a hard landing causing the nose gear to collapse and protrude through the firewall. No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ADMINISTERING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ON A CESSNA 172 N62283. HIS FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANFORD AIRPORT, FL (KSFB) TO GAINESVILLE AIRPORT, FL (KGNV) WHERE THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED INSTRUCTION FROM THE TOWER TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOLLOWED ATC'S INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISING. LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PORPOISING RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PROTRUDE THROUGH THE FIREWALL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
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