What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student solo flight, did one pattern with no issues. Second pattern flared and landed hard, executed go around and performed full stop landing. After engine shut down, completed checklist and exited the aircraft. Damage was noticed sometime later by a company employee and consists of strike damage to the prop (both blades) damage to shock strut, sheared rivets on firewall and structural damage to firewall - firewall is wrinkled.
Block 31 would not accept a student certificate under the correct name:
The student is privacy data omitted, 143 hrs in make & model, 62 hours last 90 days, 46 hours last year and 143 total hours.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT, DID ONE PATTERN WITH NO ISSUES. SECOND PATTERN FLARED AND LANDED HARD, EXECUTED GO AROUND AND PERFORMED FULL STOP LANDING. AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COMPLETED CHECKLIST AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE WAS NOTICED SOMETIME LATER BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE AND CONSISTS OF STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE PROP (BOTH BLADES) DAMAGE TO SHOCK STRUT, SHEARED RIVETS ON FIREWALL AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL - FIREWALL IS WRINKLED.
BLOCK 31 WOULD NOT ACCEPT A STUDENT CERTIFICATE UNDER THE CORRECT NAME:
THE STUDENT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 143 HRS IN MAKE & MODEL, 62 HOURS LAST 90 DAYS, 46 HOURS LAST YEAR AND 143 TOTAL HOURS.
NTSB investigation
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