Incident Overview
A student pilot, who had flown 1.4 hours earlier that day with a certified flight instructor (CFI), departed on his second solo flight to practice landings. The first landing, a full-stop taxi back, reportedly resulted in the airplane porpoising slightly. The student then departed to perform another landing, which, according to the operator, resulted in a bounced landing.
Sequence of Events
During the bounced landing, the student reportedly applied forward elevator control input. This input led to the collapse of the nose landing gear. Subsequently, a fire erupted, which destroyed the airplane.
Aircraft Condition
Investigators found no reported preimpact failure or malfunction of the airplane or its systems. The aircraft was destroyed by the post-crash fire.