What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot departed cnw for a solo flight. After take off the pilot was not comfortable with the hazy skies and decided to turn around and land back at cnw. During landing the aircraft struck the nose landing gear first resulting in a propeller strike and subsequent damage to the engine, the aircraft structure on the firewall, and cockpit floor structure.
Corrective action implemented by the flight school was to ground the student for a minmum of 7 days and the pilot will not be allowed any further solo flights till a CFI releases her after further training.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED CNW FOR A SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE HAZY SKIES AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND BACK AT CNW. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FIRST RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE ON THE FIREWALL, AND COCKPIT FLOOR STRUCTURE.
CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS TO GROUND THE STUDENT FOR A MINMUM OF 7 DAYS AND THE PILOT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ANY FURTHER SOLO FLIGHTS TILL A CFI RELEASES HER AFTER FURTHER TRAINING.
NTSB investigation
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