Student Pilot Involved in Landing Accident During Solo Training Flight

Details

A student pilot was conducting a solo training flight after reviewing weather and flight information with a certified flight instructor. The student flew in the local area before returning to the departure airport for touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. The first landing was uneventful.

On the second landing, the airplane drifted across the runway. During the initiation of the flare, the aircraft climbed approximately 20 feet above ground level. It then dropped, and the nose and right wing impacted the runway, followed by the left wing striking the pavement.

Aftermath

A postaccident examination revealed that the wing spar was damaged. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.