What happened
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(.4)The student pilot was practicing solo takeoffs and landings to runway 01. During one of the landings, the airplane veered off to the left side of the runway, and struck shrubbery. The flight instructor stated that he included a 10-knot wind restriction when he endorsed the student pilot's logbook for solo privileges. The flight instructor was present during the accident flight. He did not obtain a weather briefing, but stated that the wind socks indicated the wind was less than 10 knots. At an airport approximately 10 miles southwest of the accident site, the reported winds were from 350 degrees at 18 knots, gusting to 23 knots. (-23)a student pilot Mr. Mehat e. allam was practicing landings in CE-172L, N7164Q, on runway 01 at Mattituck, NY (21N). Mr. Allam was on his second attempted landing when during touch down, the wind which was from the northwest at approximately 10 knots, caused him to loose control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off to the left and struck small trees and bushes with the left wing causing the aircraft to pivot nearly 180 degrees. While the aircraft pivoted to the left the aircraft struck small trees and bushes with the right wing as well. There was no reported injuries and damage to the aircraft was substantial.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 01. DURING ONE OF THE LANDINGS, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK SHRUBBERY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE INCLUDED A 10-KNOT WIND RESTRICTION WHEN HE ENDORSED THE STUDENT PILOT'S LOGBOOK FOR SOLO PRIVILEGES. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PRESENT DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. HE DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, BUT STATED THAT THE WIND SOCKS INDICATED THE WIND WAS LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. AT AN AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE REPORTED WINDS WERE FROM 350 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS. (-23)A STUDENT PILOT MR. MEHAT E. ALLAM WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN CE-172L, N7164Q, ON RUNWAY 01 AT MATTITUCK, NY (21N). MR. ALLAM WAS ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPTED LANDING WHEN DURING TOUCH DOWN, THE WIND WHICH WAS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK SMALL TREES AND BUSHES WITH THE LEFT WING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT NEARLY 180 DEGREES. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED TO THE LEFT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SMALL TREES AND BUSHES WITH THE RIGHT WING AS WELL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
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