From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The student pilot was departing with a left crosswind that he estimated to be 8 to 10 miles per hour. He said during the takeoff roll, about 55 miles per hour, as he was starting to raise the nose he heard a loud popping noise. That was followed by the right wing dropping, and the airplane making a hard left turn about 30 degrees from the runway heading. During the left turn the left wheel came off the ground and he pulled the engine power. The airplane continued on two wheels and collided with a dirt berm. (-23) student pilot on solo flight lost control on takeoff and proceeded off runway and across the desert stopping approx 580' from point at which airplane departed the runway. Airplane received substantial damage, pilot received no injury.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEPARTING WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND THAT HE ESTIMATED TO BE 8 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. HE SAID DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, AS HE WAS STARTING TO RAISE THE NOSE HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT WING DROPPING, AND THE AIRPLANE MAKING A HARD LEFT TURN ABOUT 30 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. DURING THE LEFT TURN THE LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF THE GROUND AND HE PULLED THE ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON TWO WHEELS AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BERM. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND PROCEEDED OFF RUNWAY AND ACROSS THE DESERT STOPPING APPROX 580' FROM POINT AT WHICH AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.