What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a solo flight, N12811U, CE-172M approached sat runway 30R at a hight altitude sat ATC had cleared N1281U for straight in approach to land. The student elected to reduce throttle to idle and extend full flaps resulting in a high sink rate. The aircraft landed hard causing damage at the firewall and wing spar. The nose landing gear was also damaged as a result of a blown tire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A SOLO FLIGHT, N12811U, CE-172M APPROACHED SAT RUNWAY 30R AT A HIGHT ALTITUDE SAT ATC HAD CLEARED N1281U FOR STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO LAND. THE STUDENT ELECTED TO REDUCE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND EXTEND FULL FLAPS RESULTING IN A HIGH SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE AT THE FIREWALL AND WING SPAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF A BLOWN TIRE.
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