What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot was attempting to make his first solo landing to runway 34 at avl. The CE-172 aircraft bounced and porpoised several times, then landing hard breaking off the nose wheel. The aircraft ground looped off the runway and came to rest on taxiway b, avl. Aircraft damage included nosewheel separated from aircraft and firewall damage. (Firewall damage constitutes accident) 32- the flight school and CFI plan to give addtional concentrated training in the area of landing and go around procedures to the student pilot prior to next solo flight attempt.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING TO RUNWAY 34 AT AVL. THE CE-172 AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN LANDING HARD BREAKING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY B, AVL. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. (FIREWALL DAMAGE CONSTITUTES ACCIDENT) 32- THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND CFI PLAN TO GIVE ADDTIONAL CONCENTRATED TRAINING IN THE AREA OF LANDING AND GO AROUND PROCEDURES TO THE STUDENT PILOT PRIOR TO NEXT SOLO FLIGHT ATTEMPT.
NTSB investigation
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