What happened
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Substantial damage occured during takeoff. Student received minor injuries.(.4)the solo student pilot stated that she was unable to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll due to ice on the runway. She indicated that the airplane then contacted a snowbank along the edge of the runway. An inspection revealed that there was icy conditions prevailing on the runway surface and that there was a snowbank along the edge of the runway. An examination of the airplane failed to reveal any pre-existing anomalies. (-23) a student pilot attempted to take-off runway 28 at Hillsdale minicipal airport (Y85) to begin the second leg of a second solo cross-country flight. The aircraft initially began the take-off roll on centerline. Upon reaching an airspeed of approximately 40 mph the pilot momentarily glanced down at the airspeed indicator. Upon looking back outside the pilot noted the aircraft beginning a drift to the left of centerline. The pilot applied right rudder to stop the drift but the aircraft encountered some ice on the left side of the runway surface which caused the aircraft to continue further toward the left edge of the runway. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway, the nose wheel and propeller impacting a two foot (approximate) high snow bank. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. Substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, wings, and firewall were sustained due to the impact. The pilot exited the aircraft with bruises to both knees, neither required medical attention.
As the FAA filed it
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURED DURING TAKEOFF. STUDENT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.(.4)THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO ICE ON THE RUNWAY. SHE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN CONTACTED A SNOWBANK ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS ICY CONDITIONS PREVAILING ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THAT THERE WAS A SNOWBANK ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES. (-23) A STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 28 AT HILLSDALE MINICIPAL AIRPORT (Y85) TO BEGIN THE SECOND LEG OF A SECOND SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY BEGAN THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON CENTERLINE. UPON REACHING AN AIRSPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE PILOT MOMENTARILY GLANCED DOWN AT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. UPON LOOKING BACK OUTSIDE THE PILOT NOTED THE AIRCRAFT BEGINNING A DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP THE DRIFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOME ICE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE FURTHER TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER IMPACTING A TWO FOOT (APPROXIMATE) HIGH SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, WINGS, AND FIREWALL WERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH BRUISES TO BOTH KNEES, NEITHER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NTSB investigation
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