What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 15, 2008, at 111EST, a Cessna 172S, N618VT, registered to eight victor tango LLC, experienced a hard landing and prop strike while landing at Orlando international airport after a part 91 cross-country solo flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the student pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was not injured. The flight originated at leesburg, FL on February 15, 2008 at 1020 hours. The pilot stated that after the aicraft bounced the second time, she lost control of it.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008, AT 111EST, A CESSNA 172S, N618VT, REGISTERED TO EIGHT VICTOR TANGO LLC, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND PROP STRIKE WHILE LANDING AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER A PART 91 CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LEESBURG, FL ON FEBRUARY 15, 2008 AT 1020 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AICRAFT BOUNCED THE SECOND TIME, SHE LOST CONTROL OF IT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.