What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot on a solo cross country flight, executed one touch and go at mkk airport and went around the pattern to land. On the second attempt to land, the student flared high and ballooned, overcorrected and hit the nose gear which broke at the axle, nose wheel came off, allowing the prop to strike the runway. Damage to aircraft consists of engine (due to prop strike), prop, nose gear, engine mount and fuselage skin just aft of nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, EXECUTED ONE TOUCH AND GO AT MKK AIRPORT AND WENT AROUND THE PATTERN TO LAND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE STUDENT FLARED HIGH AND BALLOONED, OVERCORRECTED AND HIT THE NOSE GEAR WHICH BROKE AT THE AXLE, NOSE WHEEL CAME OFF, ALLOWING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CONSISTS OF ENGINE (DUE TO PROP STRIKE), PROP, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT AND FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF NOSE GEAR.
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