Incident Overview
A non-certificated student pilot was conducting an authorized cross-country training flight under visual flight rules (VFR). During the approach to landing, the pilot began the VFR approach and turned onto final approach. Noticing the altitude was high, the pilot lowered the nose and increased airspeed.
Sequence of Events
As the airplane transitioned from the final approach to landing, it touched down hard. The impact caused the airplane to bounce into the air. After the first bounce, the airplane landed again and bounced a second time. On the third bounce, the pilot locked the brakes. The nose of the airplane then struck the runway surface.
Damage
The impact with the runway sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the right wing. The extent of other damage is not specified in the source.