Accident Summary
During a landing attempt in left crosswind conditions, a student pilot experienced a hard landing on the nose wheel. The aircraft subsequently bounced, directional control was lost, and the nose wheel collapsed. The airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude.
Narrative
According to the student pilot's statement, as he approached the runway threshold, the airplane began to float. He decided not to add power. He failed to round out the flare, resulting in a hard landing on the nose wheel. The impact caused the airplane to bounce, and he lost directional control. During the ensuing loss of control, the nose wheel struck the runway and collapsed. The airplane then contacted the ground in a nose-down attitude and came to a stop.
Findings
The student pilot reported the landing was conducted with a left crosswind. The sequence of events included floating over the runway end, a decision to not add power, a failure to round out, a hard landing on the nose wheel, a bounce, loss of directional control, and collapse of the nose wheel. No further details were provided regarding aircraft type, registration, injuries, or damage beyond the nose wheel collapse.