What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The student pilot reported that while he was on final approach, he heard a pilot announce over the UNICOM frequency that he was entering the left downwind leg for the same runway. Another pilot stated that he was making a straight-in approach for an intersecting runway. The pilot reported that he had planned to taxi the full length of the runway then turn right to the transient parking, but he changed his mind when he heard the approaching aircraft. He stated that after turning left onto a midfield taxiway, he saw a parked trailer off to his right side. He remained on the taxiway centerline watching for the landing traffic, and reported that he was not able to pay attention to his right wing tip. The aircraft swerved to the right and the right wing impacted the tandem semitrailer. The aircraft spun around and the nose became embedded between the two trailers. According to a representative from the flight school, the trailers were being used for seasonal agricultural operations and were not normally on the airport. (-23) pilot departed napa on a solo cross country flight. Arrived at Willows at about 1530 local time, performed a normal landing on runway 31, exited the runway at the first taxi way. The aircraft's right wing impacted two attached trailers, parked for agricultural operations, about 75 feet from the runway. The aircraft then, turned to the right and struck the middle section between the two trailers. The solo student was not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, HE HEARD A PILOT ANNOUNCE OVER THE UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS ENTERING THE LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR THE SAME RUNWAY. ANOTHER PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH FOR AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PLANNED TO TAXI THE FULL LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY THEN TURN RIGHT TO THE TRANSIENT PARKING, BUT HE CHANGED HIS MIND WHEN HE HEARD THE APPROACHING AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT AFTER TURNING LEFT ONTO A MIDFIELD TAXIWAY, HE SAW A PARKED TRAILER OFF TO HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE REMAINED ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE WATCHING FOR THE LANDING TRAFFIC, AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO HIS RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE TANDEM SEMITRAILER. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND THE NOSE BECAME EMBEDDED BETWEEN THE TWO TRAILERS. ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, THE TRAILERS WERE BEING USED FOR SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AND WERE NOT NORMALLY ON THE AIRPORT. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED NAPA ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ARRIVED AT WILLOWS AT ABOUT 1530 LOCAL TIME, PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 31, EXITED THE RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXI WAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED TWO ATTACHED TRAILERS, PARKED FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN, TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE MIDDLE SECTION BETWEEN THE TWO TRAILERS. THE SOLO STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
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