Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12.7; Flight Crew Total 122; Flight Crew Type 122
Other / Unknown; Human-Machine Interface
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
Hard landing resulted in 3 bounces (porpoise)... speed was a little high; probably due to absence of any wind. After second bounce appropriate action would have been to go around. In [the] future a go-around should be made for any deviation from normal. Visual examination after taxi back to ramp area did not indicate any damage. Damage was discovered by Maintenance. Firewall damage. Flight was the fourth by a student pilot; solo.
C172 student pilot experiences a bounced landing resulting in damage to the firewall; discovered by Maintenance after the flight.