What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was on a first solo and had performed two successful solo circuits. On the third circuit, the flare was insufficient and the aircraft "bounced". The student pilot kept the elevator controls back while the aircraft was in a nose high attitude. The aircraft stalled and impacted the ground in a slight pitch down attitude. The rate of descent at impact caused the aircraft nose gear to fail. No mechanical irregularities were reported just prior to or during the accident flight.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A FIRST SOLO AND HAD PERFORMED TWO SUCCESSFUL SOLO CIRCUITS. ON THE THIRD CIRCUIT, THE FLARE WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE AIRCRAFT "BOUNCED". THE STUDENT PILOT KEPT THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS BACK WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A SLIGHT PITCH DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RATE OF DESCENT AT IMPACT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR TO FAIL. NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WERE REPORTED JUST PRIOR TO OR DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.