What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot returning to kapa after a solo flight landing runway 35L. While on final, student pilot thought he felt low level wind shears, elected to land at higher airspeeds. He landed hard, porpoising the aircraft but was able to maintain control and come to a full stop. Unknown to the pilot, the propeller struck the runway when aircraft porpoised and he taxied back to parking without issue. Post flight photos showed propeller bent and firewall was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT RETURNING TO KAPA AFTER A SOLO FLIGHT LANDING RUNWAY 35L. WHILE ON FINAL, STUDENT PILOT THOUGHT HE FELT LOW LEVEL WIND SHEARS, ELECTED TO LAND AT HIGHER AIRSPEEDS. HE LANDED HARD, PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND COME TO A FULL STOP. UNKNOWN TO THE PILOT, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY WHEN AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND HE TAXIED BACK TO PARKING WITHOUT ISSUE. POST FLIGHT PHOTOS SHOWED PROPELLER BENT AND FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.