Accident Description
The student pilot was conducting a solo cross-country flight, which was his second solo operation. The route was a round-robin cross-country. During this flight, the student pilot made a hard landing at an airport away from his home field. After that, he returned to his home airport. There, he attempted to land four times. On the fourth attempt, he misjudged the flare and hard landed the airplane.
Pilot Background
The student pilot had a total of 13.9 flight hours at the time he returned to the home field after the hard landing at the other airport. His training consisted of 8.6 hours of dual instruction prior to his first solo flight. After his first solo, he received an additional 1.8 hours of dual instruction focused on cross-country techniques. Following that instruction, his student pilot certificate was endorsed to permit solo cross-country flights. He then conducted the accident flight, which was a round-robin cross-country and his second solo flight.
Landing Sequence
The source indicates that the student pilot made four attempts to land at the home airport. The first three attempts are not described. On the fourth attempt, the student misjudged the flare, leading to a hard landing. No other details about the landing conditions or outcome are provided.