What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 4, 2001, at 1046 central standard time, a Cessna 172S, N727SP, operated by business aviation, Sioux Falls, south dakota, piloted by a student pilot on a solo flight, sustained substantial damage during an on-ground collision with the terrain following a loss of directional control during takeoff roll, on runway 33 (6,670 feet by 150 feet, dry/asphalt), at the Joe Foss Field Airport, Sioux Falls, south dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The student pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The local flight was departing at the time of the accident. (-23) the student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when the accident occurred. During the "go" portion, the aircraft drifted off to the left side of the runway, hit a snowdrift and turned 180 degrees. The outboard portion of the right wing was buckled upward. There was minor damage to the cowling and wheel pants. The pilot was not injured. There was a slight crosswind at the time of the accident and the pilot stated that there was frost on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 4, 2001, AT 1046 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N727SP, OPERATED BY BUSINESS AVIATION, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ON RUNWAY 33 (6,670 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT), AT THE JOE FOSS FIELD AIRPORT, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THE "GO" PORTION, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A SNOWDRIFT AND TURNED 180 DEGREES. THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS BUCKLED UPWARD. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE COWLING AND WHEEL PANTS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS FROST ON THE RUNWAY.
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