What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident pilot was on a student solo cross country flight. Upon landing at his second point of arrival (lee), he apparently flared higher than normal, and landed hard on the main landing gear, leading to a bounce, followed by a second hard landing on all three landing gear. The nose strut failed from the impact and the nose wheel/fork assembly broke off the strut. The aircraft came to a stop on the mains and the nose. The propeller blades both struck the runway, and there appears to be damage to the firewall area.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS ON A STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON LANDING AT HIS SECOND POINT OF ARRIVAL (LEE), HE APPARENTLY FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEADING TO A BOUNCE, FOLLOWED BY A SECOND HARD LANDING ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE STRUT FAILED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE NOSE WHEEL/FORK ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF THE STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE MAINS AND THE NOSE. THE PROPELLER BLADES BOTH STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.