What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed downwind. Swerved to avoid overrun on short runway. Ran into a ditch. (.4) the student pilot radioed his intention to land on runway 35 over the UNICOM frequency, and was advised by another pilot that runway 10 was in use. The student then landed on runway 28. During the landing roll, the airplane veered right, departed the right side of the runway, and traveled into a cornfield. The student reported he had 84 hours of total flight experience, all in make and model, of which 20.5 hours were solo time. At an airport about 11 miles southwest of the accident site, the wind was resorted to be from 100 degrees at 10 knots.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED DOWNWIND. SWERVED TO AVOID OVERRUN ON SHORT RUNWAY. RAN INTO A DITCH. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT RADIOED HIS INTENTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 OVER THE UNICOM FREQUENCY, AND WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER PILOT THAT RUNWAY 10 WAS IN USE. THE STUDENT THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 28. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND TRAVELED INTO A CORNFIELD. THE STUDENT REPORTED HE HAD 84 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN MAKE AND MODEL, OF WHICH 20.5 HOURS WERE SOLO TIME. AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE WIND WAS RESORTED TO BE FROM 100 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.