What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On return from a local solo flight in the practice area conducted under visual flight rules, privacy data omitted, a student pilot, was practicing landings at Johnson County Executive Airport (ojc) runway 18. On his second touch-and-go landing, he flared high and landed hard, porpoising and striking the propeller on the runway surface. He increased power to takeoff and climbed to approximately 250 feet AGL where he stated that the engine sputtered and stopped. He landed straight ahead, striking some trees in the open field south of the airport. He stated that during his preflight he checked the fuel level wth a dipstick which indicated approximately 20 gallons of fuel onboard and that the fuel gauge agreed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON RETURN FROM A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT IN THE PRACTICE AREA CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AT JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (OJC) RUNWAY 18. ON HIS SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, HE FLARED HIGH AND LANDED HARD, PORPOISING AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HE INCREASED POWER TO TAKEOFF AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET AGL WHERE HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. HE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD, STRIKING SOME TREES IN THE OPEN FIELD SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT HE CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL WTH A DIPSTICK WHICH INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD AND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE AGREED.
NTSB investigation
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