What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student lost control landing in crosswind. Exited runway. Nosed over. Bent wing spar. Too much crosswind. (-23) while landing at the willard airport, savoy, IL the appropriately certificated student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft while attempting to land on runway 4L. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and flipped over on its back. The student pilot with a third class medical certificate, dated 07/01/96, was uninjured. The wind at the time of the accident was 130 @ 15. Runways 14R and 4L were in use at the time of the accident. The student pilot was given a clearance to land on runway 4L, which he accepted. The flight originated at mqj at 11:30 am EST.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. BENT WING SPAR. TOO MUCH CROSSWIND. (-23) WHILE LANDING AT THE WILLARD AIRPORT, SAVOY, IL THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE STUDENT PILOT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE, DATED 07/01/96, WAS UNINJURED. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 130 @ 15. RUNWAYS 14R AND 4L WERE IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS GIVEN A CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L, WHICH HE ACCEPTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MQJ AT 11:30 AM EST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.