What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident was originally labeled an incident. Post-maintenance inspection revealed firewall damage that had previously not been known.
On February 3, 2014, at 0953 EST, student pilot (sp) on initial solo flight experienced hard landing on kfpr runway 10R after practicing several full-stop landings on runway 10L. Student mis-applied crosswind controls, struck the tail on the runway, and porpoised to a hard landing. Solo student did not report status to kfpr tower; accordingly, ATC did not have cause to initiate incident notification protocols. No injuries. Firewall damage not discovered until February 17, 2014.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY LABELED AN INCIDENT. POST-MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED FIREWALL DAMAGE THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY NOT BEEN KNOWN.
ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014, AT 0953 EST, STUDENT PILOT (SP) ON INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING ON KFPR RUNWAY 10R AFTER PRACTICING SEVERAL FULL-STOP LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 10L. STUDENT MIS-APPLIED CROSSWIND CONTROLS, STRUCK THE TAIL ON THE RUNWAY, AND PORPOISED TO A HARD LANDING. SOLO STUDENT DID NOT REPORT STATUS TO KFPR TOWER; ACCORDINGLY, ATC DID NOT HAVE CAUSE TO INITIATE INCIDENT NOTIFICATION PROTOCOLS. NO INJURIES. FIREWALL DAMAGE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL FEBRUARY 17, 2014.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.