What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student was attempting her first solo cross country to meadville (kgkj) airport. On the landing at Beaver county (kbvi) airport, student appeared to be at a low approach angle and showed 3 bounces before going around. Second attempt showed the approach to be similar to the first with 3 bounces but did manage to land the aircraft. privacy data omitted Then taxied the aircraft from taxiway c to the main ramp and after shutdown, it was noted that damage to the propeller was observed as well as damage to the front strut of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO MEADVILLE (KGKJ) AIRPORT. ON THE LANDING AT BEAVER COUNTY (KBVI) AIRPORT, STUDENT APPEARED TO BE AT A LOW APPROACH ANGLE AND SHOWED 3 BOUNCES BEFORE GOING AROUND. SECOND ATTEMPT SHOWED THE APPROACH TO BE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST WITH 3 BOUNCES BUT DID MANAGE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAXIWAY C TO THE MAIN RAMP AND AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS OBSERVED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT STRUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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