What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed cxp at approximately 1005PST.
Student pilot on second solo flight entered left traffic for touch and go.
Pilot touched down nose low with a hard landing. Aircraft bounced 2 times, pilot applied take off power and executed a touch and go departure.
On subsiquint, downwind leg student pilot felt rudder controls were inoperative.
Student pilot set up to land aircraft immediatly with flaps at setting number 2.
Aircraft touched down on center line just past the 1000 foot marker and immediately veired right with the nose gear collapsing and propeller striking the ground resulting in propeller damage, engine mount damage, landing gear and slight abraisen to the left wing tip.
Aircraft came to rest 28 degrees off runway heading 20 feet right of the runway.
Airport maintenance manager assisted pilot in exiting the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CXP AT APPROXIMATELY 1005PST.
STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT ENTERED LEFT TRAFFIC FOR TOUCH AND GO.
PILOT TOUCHED DOWN NOSE LOW WITH A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2 TIMES, PILOT APPLIED TAKE OFF POWER AND EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO DEPARTURE.
ON SUBSIQUINT, DOWNWIND LEG STUDENT PILOT FELT RUDDER CONTROLS WERE INOPERATIVE.
STUDENT PILOT SET UP TO LAND AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATLY WITH FLAPS AT SETTING NUMBER 2.
AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON CENTER LINE JUST PAST THE 1000 FOOT MARKER AND IMMEDIATELY VEIRED RIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING AND PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND RESULTING IN PROPELLER DAMAGE, ENGINE MOUNT DAMAGE, LANDING GEAR AND SLIGHT ABRAISEN TO THE LEFT WING TIP.
AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 28 DEGREES OFF RUNWAY HEADING 20 FEET RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.
AIRPORT MAINTENANCE MANAGER ASSISTED PILOT IN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT.
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