What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At end of landing roll, aircraft veered left off runway into an embankment.(-23) on November 25, 1997, at approximately 1155 local time, stephen b. hammock, a student pilot, certificate number 2351042, was pilot-in-command of a Piper PA-28, registration number N39995. He was operating under FAR 61 attempting to complete his first solo flight. After two touch and go landings/takeoffs, Mr. Hammock landed on runway 7 and veered to the left. The aircraft exited the runway at approximately the 2000 foot mark, it continued to veer to the left until the propeller and nose gear hit an embankment. The aircraft tipped up on the nose, rolled onto the right wing and settled back on the main gear causing substantial damage to the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
AT END OF LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT.(-23) ON NOVEMBER 25, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1155 LOCAL TIME, STEPHEN B. HAMMOCK, A STUDENT PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2351042, WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A PIPER PA-28, REGISTRATION NUMBER N39995. HE WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR 61 ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS/TAKEOFFS, MR. HAMMOCK LANDED ON RUNWAY 7 AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY THE 2000 FOOT MARK, IT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE LEFT UNTIL THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON THE NOSE, ROLLED ONTO THE RIGHT WING AND SETTLED BACK ON THE MAIN GEAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.