Incident Details
During his first solo flight, a student pilot flying a Cessna 152 executed a fast final approach and flared higher than normal. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced on the runway. The student pilot then initiated a go-around. Shortly after, he lost control of the airplane, and it impacted grass off the side of the runway.
The student pilot reported no mechanical anomalies and stated that he had used 10 degrees of flaps during the approach, instead of the intended 30 degrees.
Pilot Experience
At the time of the accident, the student pilot had accumulated 23 hours of total flight experience, all of which were in the Cessna 152 make and model, and within the previous 90 days.