Accident Details
The pilot reported that he was about to perform his first touch-and-go landing following a local solo training flight. During the initial touchdown, he experienced a slight bounce and subsequently leveled the aircraft, setting up for another flare. The airplane touched down again on the main landing gear, but when the nose gear made contact, it collapsed. No witnesses were known to have observed the occurrence.
At the time of the accident, the surface winds were recorded as 130 degrees at 9 knots, resulting in a 50-degree right crosswind component.
Pilot Experience
The student pilot had accumulated approximately 47 total flight hours at the time of the incident.
Post-Accident Examination
A post-accident inspection of the nose gear assembly revealed no evidence of any preimpact malfunction or failure. Examination of the nose wheel damage indicated that the damage pattern was consistent with a landing in which the nose wheel contacted the runway first.