What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, 02/01/2025, at approximately 1535 PST, N802SC experienced a nose gear collapse on landing at cpm. The student pilot stated that she was performing her first solo and landed successfully two times. On the third landing, she had too much speed and while attempting to bleed off, the aircraft landed hard and porpoised two or three times before the nose gear failure.
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, 02/01/2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1535 PST, N802SC EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT CPM. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS PERFORMING HER FIRST SOLO AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY TWO TIMES. ON THE THIRD LANDING, SHE HAD TOO MUCH SPEED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BLEED OFF, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR FAILURE.
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