What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot drifted left in landing. CFI, who was watching, said aircraft was between center line and left edge of runway, taxiing straight after landing, and then began to taxi toward the left edge of runway. A/c then hit snow on left side of runway, and was pulled to area off runway at a relatively slow speed. A/c then flipped over in the snow. CFI stated that pilot had received exrensive training during recent days, and that many landings had been accomplished by pilot with no assistance, in different wind and snow-pack situations. The accident occurred after 2nd solo landing while CFI watched. CFI said landing was good, although left of center-line. CFI considers the accident as a result of taxi, student pilot wrote that he frifted left on landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT DRIFTED LEFT IN LANDING. CFI, WHO WAS WATCHING, SAID AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN CENTER LINE AND LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY, TAXIING STRAIGHT AFTER LANDING, AND THEN BEGAN TO TAXI TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY. A/C THEN HIT SNOW ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, AND WAS PULLED TO AREA OFF RUNWAY AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED. A/C THEN FLIPPED OVER IN THE SNOW. CFI STATED THAT PILOT HAD RECEIVED EXRENSIVE TRAINING DURING RECENT DAYS, AND THAT MANY LANDINGS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY PILOT WITH NO ASSISTANCE, IN DIFFERENT WIND AND SNOW-PACK SITUATIONS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER 2ND SOLO LANDING WHILE CFI WATCHED. CFI SAID LANDING WAS GOOD, ALTHOUGH LEFT OF CENTER-LINE. CFI CONSIDERS THE ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF TAXI, STUDENT PILOT WROTE THAT HE FRIFTED LEFT ON LANDING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.