What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot made two successful solo landings but on third attempt aircraft touched down hard and then porpoised causing two additional contacts with the runway. The third contact caused the nose gear to stress forward causing propeller contact with the runway. Propeller tips were bent, nose strut stress caused two engine mount braces to snap. Lower engine cowling was also damaged.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL SOLO LANDINGS BUT ON THIRD ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THEN PORPOISED CAUSING TWO ADDITIONAL CONTACTS WITH THE RUNWAY. THE THIRD CONTACT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO STRESS FORWARD CAUSING PROPELLER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT, NOSE STRUT STRESS CAUSED TWO ENGINE MOUNT BRACES TO SNAP. LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS ALSO DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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