What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot, conducting a solo cross country flight, stated that he encountered a gust of wind prior to touching down on runway 3 and landed hard causing the airplane to bounce with a second hard touchdown on the runway. The nose gear wheel separated from the nose gear strut during the landing and the airplane skidded to a stop along the side of the runway. The airplane firewall and fuselage aft of the firewall received substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical issues with the airplane prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT, CONDUCTING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 3 AND LANDED HARD CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO BOUNCE WITH A SECOND HARD TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT DURING THE LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE AFT OF THE FIREWALL RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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