LINCOLN, CA, USA
N91360
PIPER PA-38
THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. HE HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 6.8 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT AND HE HAD FLOWN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. AFTER TWO LANDINGS WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT ON THE SECOND SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. THE NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PARTIALLY OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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