What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Molokai, HI (mkk): N173LL, C172, student solo x-c, no injs; rptd elevator issue; lndd on nose; bent fire wall/sub dmg; no ATC svcs; txt sent; notfd ntsb/simpson; hnl fsdo/kanayama POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: sub dmg. 5/3 1755Z.
Here?s the emailed statement from corey wollard (student pilot) sent to me ASI (rdp) 05/09/2017. I was descending to land on runway 5 between approximately 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (uncertain of exact time). I touched down and bounced the landing. I attempted to do a go-around, carb heat in and full throttle, but mistakenly put my flaps up all at once. At this point, the plane landed back on the runway. The landing was hard, but did not bounce the second time. I pulled the throttle back to idle and remained on the runway to stabilize myself. I then proceeded to push throttle back in to initiate take off. During my pattern, I noticed the elevator controls were not working optimally. It felt like when you lose your power control steering in your car. I was able to move the yoke forward and pull back on it only a little bit. Also, I had to apply a lot of force to do so. I told Molokai tower that I was having flight control issues. Molokai tower asked me if I wanted to declare an emergency, I confirmed and changed my squawk to 7700. A caravan was about 2 miles out to the east from landing on runway 5. Molokai tower cleared me for number 2 on landing following the caravan. I then told Molokai tower that I needed to land first. I landed the plane only being able to use minimal muscled elevator controls. Upon initial inspection on the external surfaces, there appeared to be no damage except a stiff elevator.
As the FAA filed it
MOLOKAI, HI (MKK): N173LL, C172, STUDENT SOLO X-C, NO INJS; RPTD ELEVATOR ISSUE; LNDD ON NOSE; BENT FIRE WALL/SUB DMG; NO ATC SVCS; TXT SENT; NOTFD NTSB/SIMPSON; HNL FSDO/KANAYAMA POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: SUB DMG. 5/3 1755Z.
HERE?S THE EMAILED STATEMENT FROM COREY WOLLARD (STUDENT PILOT) SENT TO ME ASI (RDP) 05/09/2017. I WAS DESCENDING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5 BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 10:50 A.M.-11:00 A.M. (UNCERTAIN OF EXACT TIME). I TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED THE LANDING. I ATTEMPTED TO DO A GO-AROUND, CARB HEAT IN AND FULL THROTTLE, BUT MISTAKENLY PUT MY FLAPS UP ALL AT ONCE. AT THIS POINT, THE PLANE LANDED BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING WAS HARD, BUT DID NOT BOUNCE THE SECOND TIME. I PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY TO STABILIZE MYSELF. I THEN PROCEEDED TO PUSH THROTTLE BACK IN TO INITIATE TAKE OFF. DURING MY PATTERN, I NOTICED THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING OPTIMALLY. IT FELT LIKE WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR POWER CONTROL STEERING IN YOUR CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE YOKE FORWARD AND PULL BACK ON IT ONLY A LITTLE BIT. ALSO, I HAD TO APPLY A LOT OF FORCE TO DO SO. I TOLD MOLOKAI TOWER THAT I WAS HAVING FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUES. MOLOKAI TOWER ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY, I CONFIRMED AND CHANGED MY SQUAWK TO 7700. A CARAVAN WAS ABOUT 2 MILES OUT TO THE EAST FROM LANDING ON RUNWAY 5. MOLOKAI TOWER CLEARED ME FOR NUMBER 2 ON LANDING FOLLOWING THE CARAVAN. I THEN TOLD MOLOKAI TOWER THAT I NEEDED TO LAND FIRST. I LANDED THE PLANE ONLY BEING ABLE TO USE MINIMAL MUSCLED ELEVATOR CONTROLS. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACES, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO DAMAGE EXCEPT A STIFF ELEVATOR.
NTSB investigation
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