What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While student pilot was landing at Melbourne International Airport, Melbourne, Florida during a solo cross country flight, CE-172, N64129, sustained minor damage resulting from a hard landing. Student pilot did not realize that such damage had occurred and continued to his final destination at sanford, Florida. Damage to aircraft was found by the next flight crew during preflight inspection.
Aircraft damage limited to the propeller and a very minor indentation at the bottom of the firewall. Such firewall indentation was carefully inspected and determined not to require major repair to accomplish correction.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA DURING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, CE-172, N64129, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM A HARD LANDING. STUDENT PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THAT SUCH DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED AND CONTINUED TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION AT SANFORD, FLORIDA. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND BY THE NEXT FLIGHT CREW DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
AIRCRAFT DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND A VERY MINOR INDENTATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIREWALL. SUCH FIREWALL INDENTATION WAS CAREFULLY INSPECTED AND DETERMINED NOT TO REQUIRE MAJOR REPAIR TO ACCOMPLISH CORRECTION.
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