What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
*Note: box 31 regulatory check ride date is student pilot's first solo. Aircraft damage was discovered during routine maintenance. Student pilot made a hard landing which resulted in a buckled engine firewall and buckled floorboards. Pilot was a student pilot at the time in training for private pilot certificate and has since received additional training and his private pilot certificate; therefore, no corrective action other than counseling was taken.
As the FAA filed it
*NOTE: BOX 31 REGULATORY CHECK RIDE DATE IS STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO.AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A BUCKLED ENGINE FIREWALL AND BUCKLED FLOORBOARDS. PILOT WAS A STUDENT PILOT AT THE TIME IN TRAINING FOR PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAS SINCE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE; THEREFORE, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION OTHER THAN COUNSELING WAS TAKEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.