What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the morning of the accident the student pilot received pre-solo dual instruction and an endorsement for solo flight. During the subsequent solo flight the student pilot made left closed traffic for runway 16. During the landing flare; the aircraft barely touched the grass and then ballooned approximately 20 feet. The student pilot then pushed the nose down, added power and quickly retracted flaps. At this point the aircraft bounced violently onto the runway. The aircraft continued on the ground approximately 300 feet before running off the left side of runway 16. The left wing struck a barbed wire fence. This turned the aircraft further left and through the fence. At this point, the aircraft came to a stop when it struck a cow, fatally wounding it. The aircraft received substantial damage and the student pilot received minor injuries to his left forearm.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED PRE-SOLO DUAL INSTRUCTION AND AN ENDORSEMENT FOR SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT MADE LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 16. DURING THE LANDING FLARE; THE AIRCRAFT BARELY TOUCHED THE GRASS AND THEN BALLOONED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN, ADDED POWER AND QUICKLY RETRACTED FLAPS. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED VIOLENTLY ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THIS TURNED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER LEFT AND THROUGH THE FENCE. AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK A COW, FATALLY WOUNDING IT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.