What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On February 16, 1999, approximately 1320 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N8804J, operated by pikes peak pilot center of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was substantially damaged when it collided with a sign after it departed the runway during landing roll at Colorado Springs municipal airport, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The student pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated approximately 50 minutes before the accident. According to the pilot, this was his second solo flight. After landing on runway 17R, the nose and right wheel began to skid. He applied brakes, and departed the right side of the runway. The right wing struck a runway sign, damaging the wing and propeller. (-23)student pilot on 2nd solo flight was attempting a full stop landing at Colorado spirngs airport. According to the pilot, after landing on runway 17R, the nose and the right wheel began to skid. He applied the brakes and departed the runway on the right side. The aircraft collided with a runw ay sign which caused substantial damage to the right wing and propeller. VMC conditions, no injuries. CFI indicated that the student landed with the rudder and nose wheel slightly off center. On touchdown a nose wheel shimmy began and the student pilot did not correct properly. The student pilot was properly endorsed for the flight. He had not experienced any appreciable difficulties previous to solo.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON FEBRUARY 16, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1320 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8804J, OPERATED BY PIKES PEAK PILOT CENTER OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN AFTER IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THIS WAS HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R, THE NOSE AND RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SKID. HE APPLIED BRAKES, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE WING AND PROPELLER. (-23)STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND SOLO FLIGHT WAS ATTEMPTING A FULL STOP LANDING AT COLORADO SPIRNGS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R, THE NOSE AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEGAN TO SKID. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RUNW AY SIGN WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER. VMC CONDITIONS, NO INJURIES. CFI INDICATED THAT THE STUDENT LANDED WITH THE RUDDER AND NOSE WHEEL SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER. ON TOUCHDOWN A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY BEGAN AND THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT CORRECT PROPERLY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PROPERLY ENDORSED FOR THE FLIGHT. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY APPRECIABLE DIFFICULTIES PREVIOUS TO SOLO.
NTSB investigation
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