What happened
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Student pilot operating a Cessna 172 on his first solo cross country flight from kszp to kiza. Aircraft was configured for landing, with full flaps extended. Performed 3 touch and goes upon arrival of kiza. Porpoised on final touch and go. Possible prop strike on runway. Increased power to full. Aircraft went nose up. Unable to maintain altitude and went into a full power-on stall. Aircraft crashed into a vineyard appoximately 100 yards south of the runway. Upon arrival to the scene the aircraft was found nose down with the tail in the air. The firewall was compressed into the cockpit. The aircraft is beyond repair. The student pilot's endorsements were up to date . Cfi's were interviewed. Studnet pilot was found competent by cfi's to perform solo cross country flight and recieved the appropriate sign offs.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT OPERATING A CESSNA 172 ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM KSZP TO KIZA. AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED. PERFORMED 3 TOUCH AND GOES UPON ARRIVAL OF KIZA. PORPOISED ON FINAL TOUCH AND GO. POSSIBLE PROP STRIKE ON RUNWAY. INCREASED POWER TO FULL. AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE UP. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND WENT INTO A FULL POWER-ON STALL. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A VINEYARD APPOXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOSE DOWN WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR. THE FIREWALL WAS COMPRESSED INTO THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEYOND REPAIR. THE STUDENT PILOT'S ENDORSEMENTS WERE UP TO DATE . CFI'S WERE INTERVIEWED. STUDNET PILOT WAS FOUND COMPETENT BY CFI'S TO PERFORM SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND RECIEVED THE APPROPRIATE SIGN OFFS.
NTSB investigation
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