What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was on his second supervised solo. On the first approach to landing, the student failed to flare the plane, and landed nose wheel first. The plane bounced and ballooned 20-30 feet in the air. The student then initiated a go around proceedure and came back around for a second landing. This was normal and he taxied to where his instructor was watching. After talking to the student, he proceeded to take off again, and did two more landings before he brought the airplane to the ramp and shut down. It was at this point that the damage was found.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO LANDING, THE STUDENT FAILED TO FLARE THE PLANE, AND LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST. THE PLANE BOUNCED AND BALLOONED 20-30 FEET IN THE AIR. THE STUDENT THEN INITIATED A GO AROUND PROCEEDURE AND CAME BACK AROUND FOR A SECOND LANDING. THIS WAS NORMAL AND HE TAXIED TO WHERE HIS INSTRUCTOR WAS WATCHING. AFTER TALKING TO THE STUDENT, HE PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN, AND DID TWO MORE LANDINGS BEFORE HE BROUGHT THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.