What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident occurred with a student pilot on the first solo flight, remaining in the pattern and landing runway 5. The visibility was reported clear and wind 340 at 3 knots.
The student's flight instructor and chief flight instructor witnessed the accident and both gave the following statement:
The student pilot was on a normal stabilized approach for landing. During the flare, it appeared that the student flared too much, realized that the nose was too high, and pushed too FAR forward on the yoke in order to compensate for over flaring. The nose gear struck the runway first, followed by porpoising four to five times until the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest on the nose and left wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITH A STUDENT PILOT ON THE FIRST SOLO FLIGHT, REMAINING IN THE PATTERN AND LANDING RUNWAY 5. THE VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED CLEAR AND WIND 340 AT 3 KNOTS.
THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH GAVE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A NORMAL STABILIZED APPROACH FOR LANDING. DURING THE FLARE, IT APPEARED THAT THE STUDENT FLARED TOO MUCH, REALIZED THAT THE NOSE WAS TOO HIGH, AND PUSHED TOO FAR FORWARD ON THE YOKE IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR OVER FLARING. THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE RUNWAY FIRST, FOLLOWED BY PORPOISING FOUR TO FIVE TIMES UNTIL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WING TIP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.