What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was the student pilot?s first solo landing. He reported that the airplane bounced during touchdown on runway 23 at Morristown airport (mmu). The airplane touched down again on the runway and veered off into the grass left of runway 23, resulting in a runway excursion.
The student?s flight instructor reported that the student performed three successful take offs and landings with the instructor onboard immediately prior to the solo flight. The flight instructor, who witnessed the incident, also reported that the airplane bounced 2-3 times, touched down on runway 23, veered to left, and came to a full stop on the grass to the left of runway 23. The airplane sustained minor damage to the left brake bleed valve. No injuries were reported.
Air traffic control reported the weather as wind from 170 degrees at 8 knots, 10 statute miles visibility, and scattered clouds at 4,200 feet. The report did not include runway conditions. Neither the student pilot nor the flight instructor reported any preexisting mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
The student pilot had the proper certification and logbook endorsements at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT?S FIRST SOLO LANDING. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 23 AT MORRISTOWN AIRPORT (MMU). THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN ON THE RUNWAY AND VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS LEFT OF RUNWAY 23, RESULTING IN A RUNWAY EXCURSION.
THE STUDENT?S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT PERFORMED THREE SUCCESSFUL TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS WITH THE INSTRUCTOR ONBOARD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SOLO FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED 2-3 TIMES, TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 23, VEERED TO LEFT, AND CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 23. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BRAKE BLEED VALVE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL REPORTED THE WEATHER AS WIND FROM 170 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, AND SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4,200 FEET. THE REPORT DID NOT INCLUDE RUNWAY CONDITIONS. NEITHER THE STUDENT PILOT NOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED ANY PREEXISTING MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE.
THE STUDENT PILOT HAD THE PROPER CERTIFICATION AND LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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