What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on final to runway 28 when the student pilot notices he was too high. He stated that he places the throttle to flight idle. When he was about to land he notice that he was too fast to correct the student pilot pull back the yoke. When the student landed the aircraft balloons 3 times striking the nose gear first each time. The student pilot corrected by going full power and full back pressure on the yoke the aircraft stalled and crash in the ground beside the runway. The nose landing gear collasped causing the nose gear to enter the interior of the cockpit and the propeller to hit the ground several times. The student pilot was on his first cross country solo all logbooks were correct as well as the require endorsements by the instructor. No mechanical items were found that contributed to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 28 WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICES HE WAS TOO HIGH. HE STATED THAT HE PLACES THE THROTTLE TO FLIGHT IDLE. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO LAND HE NOTICE THAT HE WAS TOO FAST TO CORRECT THE STUDENT PILOT PULL BACK THE YOKE. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONS 3 TIMES STRIKING THE NOSE GEAR FIRST EACH TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT CORRECTED BY GOING FULL POWER AND FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE YOKE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASH IN THE GROUND BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLASPED CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE COCKPIT AND THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE GROUND SEVERAL TIMES. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO ALL LOGBOOKS WERE CORRECT AS WELL AS THE REQUIRE ENDORSEMENTS BY THE INSTRUCTOR. NO MECHANICAL ITEMS WERE FOUND THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.
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