What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Right wing lifted on power for touch and go. Flaps were down. Veered off runway into soft ground. (-23) airman was performing second solo in traffic pattern. Upon second takeoff roll the airman forgot to retract the flaps from the 20 degree position when applying power. Aircraft lifted slightly off runway at low speed. Torque effect and p-factor caused left turning tendency into muddy field adjacent ot runway causing nose gear to break off and right wing tip to impact the ground cuasing spar damage.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT WING LIFTED ON POWER FOR TOUCH AND GO. FLAPS WERE DOWN. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND. (-23) AIRMAN WAS PERFORMING SECOND SOLO IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. UPON SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRMAN FORGOT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS FROM THE 20 DEGREE POSITION WHEN APPLYING POWER. AIRCRAFT LIFTED SLIGHTLY OFF RUNWAY AT LOW SPEED. TORQUE EFFECT AND P-FACTOR CAUSED LEFT TURNING TENDENCY INTO MUDDY FIELD ADJACENT OT RUNWAY CAUSING NOSE GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND RIGHT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE GROUND CUASING SPAR DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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