What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot initiated a landing on 8L at kpub. The pilot began the flare too early. During the flare, the main landing gear came down on the runway first followed by the nose gear. The nose wheel began to shake and veer to the right. In an attempt to recover, student applied full throttle for a go around. Immediately, the go around maneuver was aborted. The pilot began to correct for the veering to the right and over corrected left. Aircraft veered off the runway to the left.
Very minor damage to right flap, no other aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A LANDING ON 8L AT KPUB. THE PILOT BEGAN THE FLARE TOO EARLY. DURING THE FLARE, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN ON THE RUNWAY FIRST FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VEER TO THE RIGHT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER, STUDENT APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR A GO AROUND. IMMEDIATELY, THE GO AROUND MANEUVER WAS ABORTED. THE PILOT BEGAN TO CORRECT FOR THE VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND OVER CORRECTED LEFT. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.
VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT FLAP, NO OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
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