Narrative:

The reporter is a student pilot, undergoing training at ft lauderdale executive airport. The reporter was flying his second full solo at the time of the accident. The first full solo undertaken 6 days before had gone very well. I took off from fxe without incident and flew the local area for approximately 1 hour before returning to fxe to land. I was instructed to land on runway 31R. On final, I was too high and decided to go around again within the airport circuit, with permission from the tower control. On base I was informed that I was cleared to land and turned onto final, at this stage I was again contacted by control and informed of a small jet that was taking off from approach runway. I informed control that I understood and started to perform s-turns. As the jet rolled forward I aligned with the runway and descended with full flaps (30 degrees) and fully reduced power. As I came into a flare I remember experiencing turbulence and automatically responding with my experience, to date. On reflection, I believe that I must have tried to force the aircraft, a C172 down on to the runway, instead of flaring, causing the aircraft to land flat, taking much of the force on the front wheel. The front tire blew but the landing was safely followed through. I was able to taxi the aircraft to the hangar for repairs. I closed the aircraft down and exited. On examination of the aircraft I noticed that one end of the propeller was bent 90 degrees at the tip and that the front tire had blown, no other damage was visible. I made out an incident report on behalf of the school and reported the accident to the chief instructor. Human performance considerations. This writer is a previous skydiving instructor who accepts stress and has love a for flying. Up to this accident I have been encouraged by my slow steady progress. On reflection of this accident I have learned the following: do not drink the night before a flight. Ensure a good night's sleep the night before a flight. To respect jet turbulence on takeoffs and lndgs. Not to feel pressured to land until ready. To pay greater attention to the landing sequence and flare. I am approaching my next flight with confidence and will review my landing skills with my instructor before continuing with my solo flts. As stated I love flying and look forward to gaining my private license for pleasure. I hope that this is the first and final report from me to you within my flying experience.

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Title: PLT LANDS ON NOSEWHEEL.

Narrative: THE RPTR IS A STUDENT PLT, UNDERGOING TRAINING AT FT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE ARPT. THE RPTR WAS FLYING HIS SECOND FULL SOLO AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FIRST FULL SOLO UNDERTAKEN 6 DAYS BEFORE HAD GONE VERY WELL. I TOOK OFF FROM FXE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND FLEW THE LCL AREA FOR APPROX 1 HR BEFORE RETURNING TO FXE TO LAND. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND ON RWY 31R. ON FINAL, I WAS TOO HIGH AND DECIDED TO GAR AGAIN WITHIN THE ARPT CIRCUIT, WITH PERMISSION FROM THE TWR CTL. ON BASE I WAS INFORMED THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND AND TURNED ONTO FINAL, AT THIS STAGE I WAS AGAIN CONTACTED BY CTL AND INFORMED OF A SMALL JET THAT WAS TAKING OFF FROM APCH RWY. I INFORMED CTL THAT I UNDERSTOOD AND STARTED TO PERFORM S-TURNS. AS THE JET ROLLED FORWARD I ALIGNED WITH THE RWY AND DSNDED WITH FULL FLAPS (30 DEGS) AND FULLY REDUCED PWR. AS I CAME INTO A FLARE I REMEMBER EXPERIENCING TURB AND AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDING WITH MY EXPERIENCE, TO DATE. ON REFLECTION, I BELIEVE THAT I MUST HAVE TRIED TO FORCE THE ACFT, A C172 DOWN ON TO THE RWY, INSTEAD OF FLARING, CAUSING THE ACFT TO LAND FLAT, TAKING MUCH OF THE FORCE ON THE FRONT WHEEL. THE FRONT TIRE BLEW BUT THE LNDG WAS SAFELY FOLLOWED THROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS. I CLOSED THE ACFT DOWN AND EXITED. ON EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT I NOTICED THAT ONE END OF THE PROP WAS BENT 90 DEGS AT THE TIP AND THAT THE FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. I MADE OUT AN INCIDENT RPT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL AND RPTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS. THIS WRITER IS A PREVIOUS SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR WHO ACCEPTS STRESS AND HAS LOVE A FOR FLYING. UP TO THIS ACCIDENT I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY MY SLOW STEADY PROGRESS. ON REFLECTION OF THIS ACCIDENT I HAVE LEARNED THE FOLLOWING: DO NOT DRINK THE NIGHT BEFORE A FLT. ENSURE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE A FLT. TO RESPECT JET TURB ON TKOFS AND LNDGS. NOT TO FEEL PRESSURED TO LAND UNTIL READY. TO PAY GREATER ATTN TO THE LNDG SEQUENCE AND FLARE. I AM APCHING MY NEXT FLT WITH CONFIDENCE AND WILL REVIEW MY LNDG SKILLS WITH MY INSTRUCTOR BEFORE CONTINUING WITH MY SOLO FLTS. AS STATED I LOVE FLYING AND LOOK FORWARD TO GAINING MY PVT LICENSE FOR PLEASURE. I HOPE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST AND FINAL RPT FROM ME TO YOU WITHIN MY FLYING EXPERIENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.