What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
PIC is a student pilot conducting a solo flight. PIC stated they had a hard landing while landing at lhx. Upon contact with the runway, PIC stated they bounced and veered off runway into the grass. At that point, the main landing gear separated from the aircraft and the aircraft flipped forward, coming to rest upside down in the grass right off the runway. There is major damage to the tail section of the aircraft to include major damage to the rudder. There is also major damage to the nose landing gear and the nose landing gear separated from the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
PIC IS A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. PIC STATED THEY HAD A HARD LANDING WHILE LANDING AT LHX. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, PIC STATED THEY BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. AT THAT POINT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD, COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE GRASS RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY. THERE IS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. THERE IS ALSO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.