What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot was flying solo on approach to land on runway 27, for his 2nd touch and go. Upon making contact with the runway, the aircraft bounced upon touchdown and kept bouncing. Pilot stated that he did not know what to do. Upon rollout and slowing down, student pilot stated that he did not have rudder control and was having dufficulty taxiing aircraft. Was instructed to shut down the aircraft and was towed back to the flight school.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO ON APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27, FOR HIS 2ND TOUCH AND GO. UPON MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON TOUCHDOWN AND KEPT BOUNCING. PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. UPON ROLLOUT AND SLOWING DOWN, STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE RUDDER CONTROL AND WAS HAVING DUFFICULTY TAXIING AIRCRAFT. WAS INSTRUCTED TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.
NTSB investigation
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