Event Details
A student pilot was conducting her first unsupervised solo flight and practicing takeoffs and landings on a 4,008-foot-long, 100-foot-wide asphalt runway. She had completed approximately 17 landings prior to the accident. During the next landing attempt, her approach was high, and when the airplane contacted the runway, it landed harder and bounced higher than usual. The airplane began to porpoise, the propeller struck the runway, and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane then departed the right side of the runway and struck a snow bank.
Flight Experience
The student pilot reported 49.2 hours of total flight experience, all in the make and model of the accident airplane. She did not experience any mechanical problems during the flight.
Wreckage
After the nose gear collapsed, the aircraft slid off the runway and collided with a snow bank. The extent of damage to the aircraft was not specified in the report.