What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot privacy data omitted was flying on his first solo cross country. During the return leg home, the pilot privacy data omitted flew a visual approach to runway 34 at the Richmond International Airport. During the landing on runway 34, the pilot privacy data omitted experienced a hard landing and a bounce. The result was a propeller strike on landing and substantial damage to the nose wheel, nose wheel assembly, and aircraft structure. The pilot privacy data omitted taxied the airplane to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. DURING THE RETURN LEG HOME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND A BOUNCE. THE RESULT WAS A PROPELLER STRIKE ON LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP.
NTSB investigation
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