Incident Overview
During a local area solo training flight, a student pilot flew to another local airport to conduct a touch-and-go landing. The landing resulted in the shearing off of the nose landing gear and damage to the propeller. The student pilot, apparently unaware of the damage, then flew to the local practice area, conducted maneuvers for an unknown period of time, and proceeded back to the point of origin for a final landing.
Damage Details
During the final landing, further damage was sustained to the remains of the nose landing gear assembly, propeller, and the right outer wing leading edge. Examination of the failed nose landing gear axle bolt revealed the bolt failed in overload.