What happened
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(-23) Student pilot on his first solo take-off departed runway 21 at the central Maine regional airport. At or about the rotation speed of between 60 or 70 miles per hour, the pilot lost control of the aircraft due to ice on the runway, the aircraft departed the left side of the runway approximately 1000 feet from the start of runway 21 and collided with the snowbank running along the edge of the runway. Striking the snowbank caused the aircraft to flip partially on the aircraft's top section with the front or nose of the aircraft facing the departing end of runway 21. (.4)the student pilot said he flew with his instructor approximately 1 hour before departing on his solo flight. During the flight, the student pilot performed several takeoffs and landings to include both touch-and-go and full stop. At the completion of the training flight, the airplane was serviced with fuel and another pre-flight inspection was completed. The student pilot said his instructor provided a complete briefing, and he departed on his solo flight. During the takeoff roll, the airplane yawed to the left, overan a patch of ice, yawed further left and struck a snowbank. Both the stud ent pilot and the instructor reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO TAKE-OFF DEPARTED RUNWAY 21 AT THE CENTRAL MAINE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AT OR ABOUT THE ROTATION SPEED OF BETWEEN 60 OR 70 MILES PER HOUR, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ICE ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE START OF RUNWAY 21 AND COLLIDED WITH THE SNOWBANK RUNNING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. STRIKING THE SNOWBANK CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP PARTIALLY ON THE AIRCRAFT'S TOP SECTION WITH THE FRONT OR NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING THE DEPARTING END OF RUNWAY 21. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE FLEW WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR BEFORE DEPARTING ON HIS SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO INCLUDE BOTH TOUCH-AND-GO AND FULL STOP. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE WAS SERVICED WITH FUEL AND ANOTHER PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HIS INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED A COMPLETE BRIEFING, AND HE DEPARTED ON HIS SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT, OVERAN A PATCH OF ICE, YAWED FURTHER LEFT AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK. BOTH THE STUD ENT PILOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
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