What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot had previously performed multiple solo flights and a solo cross country; the solo flights included landings at several different airports. Accident occurred at the student's home base.
Review of student's logbook shows the student had been properly endorsed for solo flight. On 12/23/2013 student departed Fullerton to the local practice area for maneuver practice, then returned for landing at Fullerton. Student misjudged the landing profile for runway 24 landed hard and bounced several times causing nose wheel and fork assembly to fail upon the last impact and allowed the propeller to strike runway.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED MULTIPLE SOLO FLIGHTS AND A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY; THE SOLO FLIGHTS INCLUDED LANDINGS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AIRPORTS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE STUDENT'S HOME BASE.
REVIEW OF STUDENT'S LOGBOOK SHOWS THE STUDENT HAD BEEN PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. ON 12/23/2013 STUDENT DEPARTED FULLERTON TO THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA FOR MANEUVER PRACTICE, THEN RETURNED FOR LANDING AT FULLERTON. STUDENT MISJUDGED THE LANDING PROFILE FOR RUNWAY 24 LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING NOSE WHEEL AND FORK ASSEMBLY TO FAIL UPON THE LAST IMPACT AND ALLOWED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.