From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on solo cross country flight, student pilot experienced a hard landing at Fort Pierce airport, causing substantial damage to the aircraft firewall. Student pilot was not aware of damage to aircraft and continued cross country flight. A subsequent inspection of the aircraft by other personnel revealed damage to the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT FORT PIERCE AIRPORT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL. STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT AWARE OF DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY OTHER PERSONNEL REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.