What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot stated as he descended into ground effect, he failed to flare at appropriate time. Stated he remembered touching down much sooner. Stated his front tire hit first, rather than main landing gear, and touching down nose first, put him in a propose motion.
Student pilot stated did not immediately choose to execute go around, which this allowed the aircraft to porpoise two additional times. Stated at this point attempted go around, stated he failed to take out one notch out of flaps.
After all that was stated by student pilot rolled off runway over corrected and ran into filed, sharply turning and breaking off right main gear. Stated after aircraft stopped he shut off aircraft and exited unhurt.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT STATED AS HE DESCENDED INTO GROUND EFFECT, HE FAILED TO FLARE AT APPROPRIATE TIME. STATED HE REMEMBERED TOUCHING DOWN MUCH SOONER. STATED HIS FRONT TIRE HIT FIRST, RATHER THAN MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND TOUCHING DOWN NOSE FIRST, PUT HIM IN A PROPOSE MOTION.
STUDENT PILOT STATED DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CHOOSE TO EXECUTE GO AROUND, WHICH THIS ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. STATED AT THIS POINT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND, STATED HE FAILED TO TAKE OUT ONE NOTCH OUT OF FLAPS.
AFTER ALL THAT WAS STATED BY STUDENT PILOT ROLLED OFF RUNWAY OVER CORRECTED AND RAN INTO FILED, SHARPLY TURNING AND BREAKING OFF RIGHT MAIN GEAR. STATED AFTER AIRCRAFT STOPPED HE SHUT OFF AIRCRAFT AND EXITED UNHURT.
NTSB investigation
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