What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 6, 2012, a student pilot flew N957TA, a CE-172-S, on a cross country flight from pierre, SD to Philip, SD. The pilot was coming in for a touch and go landing on runway 30. He came in fast and floated about half way down the 4000 foot runway. After touching down on the runway he applied the brakes and locked them up. He then lost control of the aircraft and the prop struck the runway followed by the right wing tip hitting the runway. The aircraft received damage to the prop, right wing tip and engine cowling. The pilot was not injured. The weather was VFR and the winds were gusting out of the southwest. The pilot held a student pilot certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 6, 2012, A STUDENT PILOT FLEW N957TA, A CE-172-S, ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PIERRE, SD TO PHILIP, SD. THE PILOT WAS COMING IN FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 30. HE CAME IN FAST AND FLOATED ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE 4000 FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LOCKED THEM UP. HE THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING TIP HITTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, RIGHT WING TIP AND ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE GUSTING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.
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