What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was on the 3rd landing of her 3rd solo flight. The PIC approached the runway at a steep angle causing the nose gear to touch the ground first. The airplane porpoised twice before the nose gear collapsed and folded under the airplane. After the gear collapsed the airplane continued down the left side of the runway where the nose gear went into the grass and flipped over.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON THE 3RD LANDING OF HER 3RD SOLO FLIGHT. THE PIC APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A STEEP ANGLE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO TOUCH THE GROUND FIRST. THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED TWICE BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR WENT INTO THE GRASS AND FLIPPED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.