What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On a solo cross-country flight, departing daytona beach, Florida (dab) at 1000 EST and arriving at Jacksonville, Florida (crg) at 1050 EST, the student pilot made a straight-in approach to runway 33. He said his airspeed was 65-70 knots over the runway numbers with full flaps. In an interview he stated that he was a little high so he gave a little nose down control input and the aircraft bounced once, then bounced again. He then applied full power for a go-around and the aircraft departed the runway to the left into the grass. In a written statement he stated that he flared over the numbers to get rid of a little airspeed, but his flare was a little high and the aircraft bounced twice. The student pilot stated that this was his last solo cross-country flight before taking his tests.
As the FAA filed it
ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, DEPARTING DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA (DAB) AT 1000 EST AND ARRIVING AT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA (CRG) AT 1050 EST, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33. HE SAID HIS AIRSPEED WAS 65-70 KNOTS OVER THE RUNWAY NUMBERS WITH FULL FLAPS. IN AN INTERVIEW HE STATED THAT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH SO HE GAVE A LITTLE NOSE DOWN CONTROL INPUT AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE, THEN BOUNCED AGAIN. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT HE STATED THAT HE FLARED OVER THE NUMBERS TO GET RID OF A LITTLE AIRSPEED, BUT HIS FLARE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT BEFORE TAKING HIS TESTS.
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