What happened
The flight operation began with the student pilot departing for a right-hand closed traffic pattern. The pilot successfully navigated through the crosswind, downwind, base, and final legs of the standard traffic circuit.
As the aircraft approached the runway threshold, the pilot initiated the flare maneuver but overrotated the airplane excessively. This resulted in a hard touchdown on the main landing gear. Shortly after, the nose wheel made contact with the pavement, which caused the nose tire to burst. The aircraft eventually came to a complete stop on the right side of the runway, and the pilot exited the cockpit without injury.
The investigation
The examination focused on the mechanical state of the aircraft following the incident. The primary finding was that the nose tire had burst due to the impact forces generated during the hard landing.