What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On December 1, 1999, about 1700 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150M, N704YE, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight, crashed on landing at Moore-Murrell Airport, Morristown, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight departed the same airport about 1 hour before the accident. According to FAA personnel, during the student pilot's third solo landing, the airplane developed a left yaw during the flare that was not properly corrected for, and the airplane skidded off the left runway edge. The nose landing gear collapsed and the wings were damaged. The airport's 1700 reported surface winds were calm. (-23) student pilot, solo, practicing take off and landings, allowed the airplane to drift left and used improper control inputs. Attempted to abort take off but was unable to stop before leaving the runway. Soft dirt caused the nose gear to collapse which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. (.4)the student pilot was conducting solo touch and go landings , and on his third landing, as he was applying power for the takeoff, the airplane veered left. Despite his application of right rudder the airplane continued off the left edge of the runway, collapsing the nose landing gear, and striking the terrain with the right wingtip, inducing a left 'cartwheel'. The airplane came to rest in the grass on it's nose and left wing, having sustained wing spar and firewall damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 1, 1999, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N704YE, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING AT MOORE-MURRELL AIRPORT, MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO FAA PERSONNEL, DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S THIRD SOLO LANDING, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A LEFT YAW DURING THE FLARE THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY CORRECTED FOR, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT RUNWAY EDGE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRPORT'S 1700 REPORTED SURFACE WINDS WERE CALM. (-23) STUDENT PILOT, SOLO, PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS, ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT LEFT AND USED IMPROPER CONTROL INPUTS. ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKE OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY. SOFT DIRT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS , AND ON HIS THIRD LANDING, AS HE WAS APPLYING POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT. DESPITE HIS APPLICATION OF RIGHT RUDDER THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND STRIKING THE TERRAIN WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP, INDUCING A LEFT 'CARTWHEEL'. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS ON IT'S NOSE AND LEFT WING, HAVING SUSTAINED WING SPAR AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.