| Crash location | 34.261944°N, 118.416111°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Los Angeles, CA
34.052234°N, 118.243685°W 17.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N65813 |
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| Accident date | 30 Apr 2015 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172P |
| Additional details: | None |
On the student pilot's first supervised solo flight; she reported that on her first landing the airplane porpoised three times and then came to a full stop. She taxied back to the departure end of the runway for a second takeoff. On her second landing the airplane porpoised four times, she taxied back to her flight school without further incident. As a result of the hard landing and subsequent porpoise, the flight instructor conducted a postaccident examination of the engine and airframe, and substantial damage to the firewall was discovered.
The student pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot's failure to maintain attitude control during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.