What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A student pilot with 48 hours of total flight time was on a solo cross country flight. This leg of the trip was planned from 57D to ktvc. Winds were from 250 @ 10 gusting to 18 on runway 28 at ktvc. The student pilot set up a poor approach initially being too low then ballooning too high. Upon touch down from a high rate of descent, the aircraft hit hard then bounced into the air. The student then attempted to salvage this poor landing and on the subsequent touchdown, found he had his feet on the brakes which caused the aircraft to pitch down and strike the runway with the propeller. This loss of control and the crosswind caused the aircraft to depart the prepared surface and flip on its back in the soft ground. The student pilot then unbuckled his seat belt, shut off the fuel, mags and master and departed the wreck.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A STUDENT PILOT WITH 48 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THIS LEG OF THE TRIP WAS PLANNED FROM 57D TO KTVC. WINDS WERE FROM 250 @ 10 GUSTING TO 18 ON RUNWAY 28 AT KTVC. THE STUDENT PILOT SET UP A POOR APPROACH INITIALLY BEING TOO LOW THEN BALLOONING TOO HIGH. UPON TOUCH DOWN FROM A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD THEN BOUNCED INTO THE AIR. THE STUDENT THEN ATTEMPTED TO SALVAGE THIS POOR LANDING AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN, FOUND HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN AND STRIKE THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLER. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE PREPARED SURFACE AND FLIP ON ITS BACK IN THE SOFT GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN UNBUCKLED HIS SEAT BELT, SHUT OFF THE FUEL, MAGS AND MASTER AND DEPARTED THE WRECK.
NTSB investigation
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