From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was on his first solo flight. The aircraft landed at Van Nuys on 16L. On touchdown the aircraft bounced, the pilot nosed the aircraft down landing on the nose wheel and striking the prop on the runway. The aircraft veered to the left into the grass and before coming to a stop struck taxi way "f" airport sign.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT VAN NUYS ON 16L. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THE PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN LANDING ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRIKING THE PROP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS AND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP STRUCK TAXI WAY "F" AIRPORT SIGN.
Other reports on N990B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.