What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 6th 2015 the pilot was completing a training solo cross country flight in aircraft N178AF. After 2 successful landings at sulfer springs, she attempted a third. On approach she realized she was too high but decided to land anyway. She landed in the middle of the runway and bounced the aircraft several times. She applied power and returned to air. She departed sulfer springs and continued to greenville majors which was the next leg of her training. After two failed attempted landings, she returned to Addison. She started her approach at Addison. At final approach, at 65 knots, she touched down and bounced the aircraft 6 times and slowed to a stop. She declared an emergency and waited for emergency response personel. The pilot reported that she had a flat nose landing gear tire. Maintenance personel moved the aircraft off of runway. After further review of the landing gear area, it was noted that there was major structural damage to the engine firewall, the flooring by the pilot and copilot seats, propeller, and various brackets in the engine compartment. Notification to the FAA was reported as an occurrence, however, after an investigation it was upgraded to an accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 6TH 2015 THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A TRAINING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT N178AF. AFTER 2 SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS AT SULFER SPRINGS, SHE ATTEMPTED A THIRD. ON APPROACH SHE REALIZED SHE WAS TOO HIGH BUT DECIDED TO LAND ANYWAY. SHE LANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES. SHE APPLIED POWER AND RETURNED TO AIR. SHE DEPARTED SULFER SPRINGS AND CONTINUED TO GREENVILLE MAJORS WHICH WAS THE NEXT LEG OF HER TRAINING. AFTER TWO FAILED ATTEMPTED LANDINGS, SHE RETURNED TO ADDISON. SHE STARTED HER APPROACH AT ADDISON. AT FINAL APPROACH, AT 65 KNOTS, SHE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT 6 TIMES AND SLOWED TO A STOP. SHE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAITED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONEL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE HAD A FLAT NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE. MAINTENANCE PERSONEL MOVED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF RUNWAY. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THE LANDING GEAR AREA, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, THE FLOORING BY THE PILOT AND COPILOT SEATS, PROPELLER, AND VARIOUS BRACKETS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NOTIFICATION TO THE FAA WAS REPORTED AS AN OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION IT WAS UPGRADED TO AN ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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