What happened
The incident occurred during the landing phase of flight. According to the account provided by the student pilot, the aircraft touched down normally but then bounced upon initial contact with the runway surface. As the aircraft became airborne again, the pilot attempted to flare to arrest the descent.
Approximately one-third of the way down the runway, the pilot reported flaring too high, which caused the aircraft to bounce a second time. Rather than initiating a go-around procedure at this point, the pilot elected to continue the landing attempt. The aircraft touched down once more, resulting in a third impact with the pavement.
On this final bounce, the nose gear collapsed under the stress of the impact. Following the collapse, the aircraft skidded laterally off the runway surface. The skid extended approximately 100 feet to the left of the runway centerline before the aircraft finally came to a complete stop.