Incident Overview
A student pilot, conducting his first solo flight, experienced a porpoise during landing on runway 24 at an airport. The runway is 5,001 feet long and made of asphalt. The pilot reported that the touchdown was slightly harder than expected, causing the airplane to bounce and then begin porpoising. The aircraft eventually came to a stop on the runway.
Damage
The incident resulted in substantial damage to the firewall and nose landing gear. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane during the flight.
Pilot Information
The student pilot had accumulated approximately 45 hours of total flight time at the time of the accident. This was his first solo flight.
Weather Conditions
Winds reported at the airport around the time of the accident were from 240 degrees at 6 knots.