What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was the student's first landing of his first solo. Too much speed in the flare ultimately led to a climb out of ground effect and then a descent, landing either on the nose wheel or all three wheels at once and the aircraft began to porpoise, leading to a loss of directional control and at some point a significant impact on the nose wheel. A runway light was struck also when the aircraft went off of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST LANDING OF HIS FIRST SOLO. TOO MUCH SPEED IN THE FLARE ULTIMATELY LED TO A CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND THEN A DESCENT, LANDING EITHER ON THE NOSE WHEEL OR ALL THREE WHEELS AT ONCE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, LEADING TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND AT SOME POINT A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE NOSE WHEEL. A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS STRUCK ALSO WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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