What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was on his third solo flight doing a cross country. Pilot departed from Millard, NE (mle) airport flew to columbus, NE (olu) and back to mle. While landing at mle on rwy 12, winds at 180 at 6 knots with variable gusts, pilot landed flat on all three gear. Aircraft bounced and came back down on the right main and nose wheel, aircraft veered to the left and pilot attempted to make corrections. Aircraft went off the runway, through a 8-10 foot drop off/valley where the left wing impacted the ground causing damage and nose wheel collapsed. Aircraft came to rest shortly after that.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT DOING A CROSS COUNTRY. PILOT DEPARTED FROM MILLARD, NE (MLE) AIRPORT FLEW TO COLUMBUS, NE (OLU) AND BACK TO MLE. WHILE LANDING AT MLE ON RWY 12, WINDS AT 180 AT 6 KNOTS WITH VARIABLE GUSTS, PILOT LANDED FLAT ON ALL THREE GEAR. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A 8-10 FOOT DROP OFF/VALLEY WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
NTSB investigation
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