What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4)the student pilot was on his first solo flight. The first full stop landing on runway 28 was without incident. On the second landing, a left crosswind raised the airplane's left wing, and the airplane yawed to the left. The student pilot applied right rudder, but without success. The airplane exited the runway and collided with a ditch. The student pilot and the operator reported that the airplane did not experience any preexisting malfunction or failure. The surface winds were reported to be from the southeast at 6 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE FIRST FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE SECOND LANDING, A LEFT CROSSWIND RAISED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PREEXISTING MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 6 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
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