What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Solo student pilot departed burke lakefront (kbkl) to Lost Nation (klnn) to meet a designated pilot examiner for his private pilot checkride. Weather was VFR, visibility was unlimited, winds were calm. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that the aircraft began to float. When attempting to correct, the aircraft began to porpoise and the student pushed the nose of the aircraft forward collapsing the nosewheel landing gear and striking the propeller upon the runway surface. The ELT was activated in the accident.
The student pilot exited the aircraft uninjured and the aircraft was later removed from the runway and placed on the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
SOLO STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED BURKE LAKEFRONT (KBKL) TO LOST NATION (KLNN) TO MEET A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. WEATHER WAS VFR, VISIBILITY WAS UNLIMITED, WINDS WERE CALM. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO FLOAT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE AND THE STUDENT PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD COLLAPSING THE NOSEWHEEL LANDING GEAR AND STRIKING THE PROPELLER UPON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED IN THE ACCIDENT.
THE STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND PLACED ON THE RAMP.
NTSB investigation
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