Student pilot on solo cross country landed nose gear first damaging the nose gear and propeller.

Attributes
ACN	85873
Time
Date	198804
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grn
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 40 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	85873
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 650
ASRS Report	86012
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While landing airplane on runway 22 landed on nose wheel first. I misjudged the distance and did not get nose of airplane up or didn't flare soon enough. To prevent a recurrence, to practice more lndgs and additional instructions. Supplemental information from acn 86012: student was on a solo cross country. He made 3 successful takeoffs and lndgs at other airports on his cross country route. Upon landing at grn he apparently failed to flare on the landing causing damage to the propeller and the nose gear. I have restr him from further solo flight until he undergoes extensive retraining. The chief instrument and I are exploring the possibility of depth perception problems, possibly medically related. Prior to this occurrence the student was flying above average for his experience level.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AIRPLANE ON RWY 22 LANDED ON NOSE WHEEL FIRST. I MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND DID NOT GET NOSE OF AIRPLANE UP OR DIDN'T FLARE SOON ENOUGH. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, TO PRACTICE MORE LNDGS AND ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 86012: STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. HE MADE 3 SUCCESSFUL TKOFS AND LNDGS AT OTHER ARPTS ON HIS CROSS COUNTRY ROUTE. UPON LNDG AT GRN HE APPARENTLY FAILED TO FLARE ON THE LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND THE NOSE GEAR. I HAVE RESTR HIM FROM FURTHER SOLO FLT UNTIL HE UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE RETRAINING. THE CHIEF INSTR AND I ARE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEPTH PERCEPTION PROBS, POSSIBLY MEDICALLY RELATED. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE THE STUDENT WAS FLYING ABOVE AVERAGE FOR HIS EXPERIENCE LEVEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.