What happened
The pilot, who had held his private certificate for only ten days at the time of the incident, received clearance to land on runway 11R. Environmental conditions were calm, with winds blowing from 360 degrees at a speed of 5 knots. To execute the approach, the pilot selected 20 degrees of flaps and maintained an airspeed of 70 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft encountered a hard landing that immediately induced a porpoising motion. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control and keep the airplane on the runway surface by applying forward pressure on the controls. This corrective action proved insufficient, and the nose gear struck the ground during the subsequent oscillation.