What happened
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(-23) On March 1, 2009, at 15:50 CST a Cessna CE-172N, N739NP, during a student pilot's first solo, first landing, landed "flat", bounced with nose up, and the student pilot failed to take corrective action soon enough to prevent the aircraft from coming down hard on the nose wheel, resulting in flat tire, prop strike, and a bent firewall at the Carlisle Municipal Airport, Carlisle, Arkansas. The student pilot was not injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated under CFR part 91 (and part 61 first solo-student pilot) when the accident occurred. The flight originated at the Carlisle Municipal Airport at 15:45 CST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 1, 2009, AT 15:50 CST A CESSNA CE-172N, N739NP, DURING A STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO, FIRST LANDING, LANDED "FLAT", BOUNCED WITH NOSE UP, AND THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM COMING DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRE, PROP STRIKE, AND A BENT FIREWALL AT THE CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CARLISLE, ARKANSAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 91 (AND PART 61 FIRST SOLO-STUDENT PILOT) WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 15:45 CST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
NTSB investigation
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