Incident Overview
A student pilot reported that she landed without incident after completing her first solo cross-country flight. Following the successful landing, she elected to take off again to practice takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern.
Landing Event
During the subsequent landing, the airplane touched down hard and bounced before coming to rest on the runway. The student pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Damage Assessment
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall, and skin deformation was noted just forward of the pilot’s side door. The extent of damage was limited to those areas.
Pilot Information
The pilot was a student pilot operating under appropriate supervision for solo flight. She had just completed her first solo cross-country flight prior to the accident sequence.