What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student was on his first solo flight. On his first approach the pilot said he had to much airspeed throughout the approach and landing and hit fairly hard. He then begain to porpose. After bouncing a couple of times the pilot decided to initiate a go around. He made a normal traffic pattern and landed without further incident. When he got out of the aircraft they noticed he had done some damage to the nose strut. After further inspection they found he had creased the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ON HIS FIRST APPROACH THE PILOT SAID HE HAD TO MUCH AIRSPEED THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH AND LANDING AND HIT FAIRLY HARD. HE THEN BEGAIN TO PORPOSE. AFTER BOUNCING A COUPLE OF TIMES THE PILOT DECIDED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. HE MADE A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THEY NOTICED HE HAD DONE SOME DAMAGE TO THE NOSE STRUT. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THEY FOUND HE HAD CREASED THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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