What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot lost control on landing at Arco, Idaho while on a solo cross country training flight. Weather forecast was for clear skys and calm winds. As the pilot arrived at Arco, he checked both wind socks on the ground and the AWOS at the airport. Every source indicated that the wind was calm. Just before he landed, a gust of wind hit the a/c and the left wing raised in the air. The right wing struck the ground. The a/c swerved off the runway and went through a ditch where it nosed over. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AT ARCO, IDAHO WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. WEATHER FORECAST WAS FOR CLEAR SKYS AND CALM WINDS. AS THE PILOT ARRIVED AT ARCO, HE CHECKED BOTH WIND SOCKS ON THE GROUND AND THE AWOS AT THE AIRPORT. EVERY SOURCE INDICATED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM. JUST BEFORE HE LANDED, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE A/C AND THE LEFT WING RAISED IN THE AIR. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE A/C SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.