What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Note: this airman is a commercially rated rotor-craft helicopter pilot. She is enrolled in a part 141 rtp program (rotorcraft transition program) to obtain her added/category and class rating (asel/airplane single engine land)
While on her first supervised solo, attempting to land runway 24, at Trenton-mercer county airport (ttn), the aircraft landed flat and porpoised several times. The airman initiated a go around, only at the last minute to abort that decision. The aircrafts nose struck the runway and the aircraft eventually veered off the runway. Inspector at the scene inspected aircraft, damage to propeller, nose landing gear, and buckling of
Engine firewall. There were no injuries to the student.
As the FAA filed it
NOTE: THIS AIRMAN IS A COMMERCIALLY RATED ROTOR-CRAFT HELICOPTER PILOT. SHE IS ENROLLED IN A PART 141 RTP PROGRAM (ROTORCRAFT TRANSITION PROGRAM) TO OBTAIN HER ADDED/CATEGORY AND CLASS RATING (ASEL/AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND)
WHILE ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 24, AT TRENTON-MERCER COUNTY AIRPORT (TTN), THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FLAT AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AIRMAN INITIATED A GO AROUND, ONLY AT THE LAST MINUTE TO ABORT THAT DECISION. THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT EVENTUALLY VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTOR AT THE SCENE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND BUCKLING OF
ENGINE FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT.