Primary finding
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate flare. A factor was the gusty wind.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot was on his first solo flight practicing full stop landings. According to the pilot, he had completed two landings successfully, when on the third landing, as he was about to flare, a gust of wind struck the airplane and lifted the left wing. The airplane touched down hard on the nosewheel which collapsed.
Source record
Factual narrative
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