| Crash location | 37.689444°N, 121.818889°W |
| Nearest city | Livermore, CA
37.681874°N, 121.768009°W 2.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N64204 |
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| Accident date | 20 Apr 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172P |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on his second supervised solo flight. Upon landing, the airplane landed hard, and bounced back into the air. The pilot added power, and released back pressure on the yoke, which resulted in the airplane impacting the runway on the nose landing gear. The fuselage and firewall were substantially damaged.
The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.