What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on December 16, 1997, at 1240 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150M, N3820V, operated by a student pilot collided with the terrain following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 30 (6,601' x 100') at the Sidney Municipal Airport, Sidney, Nebraska. The 14 CFR part 91 solo instructional flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from sterling, Colorado. (-23) the student pilot lost control on a crosswind takeoff became airborne and attempted to land the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage as the nose gear broke and the right wing hit the ground.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 16, 1997, AT 1240 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N3820V, OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (6,601' X 100') AT THE SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SIDNEY, NEBRASKA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM STERLING, COLORADO. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF BECAME AIRBORNE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS THE NOSE GEAR BROKE AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.