What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 6, 2008 at approx 0825 PDT a Cessna 152, N96254, with a student pilot operating the controls, solo, made a hard landing in runway 32 at the Atwater (mer) airport. The student pilot made the statement that this was his first solo and his first landing was hard, the aircraft bounced hard, so he attempted a go-around. The aircrafts wing then stalled and the aricraft went nose down onto the nose wheel, collapsing the strut, striking the propeller, and finally sliding to a stop on the runway. There were no injuries and no fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 2008 AT APPROX 0825 PDT A CESSNA 152, N96254, WITH A STUDENT PILOT OPERATING THE CONTROLS, SOLO, MADE A HARD LANDING IN RUNWAY 32 AT THE ATWATER (MER) AIRPORT. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE THE STATEMENT THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO AND HIS FIRST LANDING WAS HARD, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD, SO HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFTS WING THEN STALLED AND THE ARICRAFT WENT NOSE DOWN ONTO THE NOSE WHEEL, COLLAPSING THE STRUT, STRIKING THE PROPELLER, AND FINALLY SLIDING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.
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