What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot privacy data omitted, during his first solo flight, landed approximately 2300 past the approach end of runway 23 at ksop. privacy data omitted, During this landing, struck the tail and prop, resulting in a bent tail tie down, broken prop blade and bent firewall. Maintenance logs were reviewed and found to be current and correct. Firewall bent on left side (#1 and 2) and distorted at upper landing gear attach points (#3&4), tail tie down bent (#5) and prop tip broken off (#6&7). The initial tie down to runway contact located (#8) as well as initial prop contact, (#9 and 9A) (see attached pictures). There were no suspected maintenance issues found on this initial investigation.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, LANDED APPROXIMATELY 2300 PAST THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 23 AT KSOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING THIS LANDING, STRUCK THE TAIL AND PROP, RESULTING IN A BENT TAIL TIE DOWN, BROKEN PROP BLADE AND BENT FIREWALL. MAINTENANCE LOGS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO BE CURRENT AND CORRECT. FIREWALL BENT ON LEFT SIDE (#1 AND 2) AND DISTORTED AT UPPER LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS (#3&4), TAIL TIE DOWN BENT (#5) AND PROP TIP BROKEN OFF (#6&7). THE INITIAL TIE DOWN TO RUNWAY CONTACT LOCATED (#8) AS WELL AS INITIAL PROP CONTACT, (#9 AND 9A) (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES). THERE WERE NO SUSPECTED MAINTENANCE ISSUES FOUND ON THIS INITIAL INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.