What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 01/09/2025, a Cessna 172 registered asprivacy data omitted was substantially damaged due to a hard landing. The pilot, a student pilot, was on his initial solo flight in the traffic pattern with his instructor observing the flight from the ground. Both student and instructor stated the aircraft was on a normal approach and during the landing flair, the aircraft began to balloon. The student stated he attempted to go around and pulled back too much due to his lack of experience. The aircraft pitched over and the nose gear collapsed after striking the ground damaging the propeller and structure of the aircraft. There were no injuries or damage to property. There was also no post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/09/2025, A CESSNA 172 REGISTERED AS^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO A HARD LANDING. THE PILOT, A STUDENT PILOT, WAS ON HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR OBSERVING THE FLIGHT FROM THE GROUND. BOTH STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH AND DURING THE LANDING FLAIR, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BALLOON. THE STUDENT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND PULLED BACK TOO MUCH DUE TO HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THERE WAS ALSO NO POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.