What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-16) Airman competency - the student pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing phase of a touch-and-go landing. The aircraft touched down first on the right landing gear and was not aligned with the runway. The student pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft which exited the runway to the left, struck a runway distance marker, and subsequently stopped after impacting a wire fence. The aircraft's left wing was buckled, its left main landing gear and propeller were damaged. A light quartering headwind existed. The aircraft's fuel load was unbalanced (right wing heavy). The student pilot was on second solo and had made approximately 7 solo landings prior to the accident. The student pilot had logged a total of 29 flight hours prior to this flight with .6 hours total solo flight time.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) AIRMAN COMPETENCY - THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FIRST ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE MARKER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOPPED AFTER IMPACTING A WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS BUCKLED, ITS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. A LIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND EXISTED. THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL LOAD WAS UNBALANCED (RIGHT WING HEAVY). THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SECOND SOLO AND HAD MADE APPROXIMATELY 7 SOLO LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD LOGGED A TOTAL OF 29 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT WITH .6 HOURS TOTAL SOLO FLIGHT TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.