What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 01-10-2001 at approximately 1045 CST a Cessna 152 being flown by a student pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 24. On the third takeoff the PIC applied full power and veered to the left, ran off the runway into about 12 inches of snow. Tire tracks indicated that the aircraft was airborne in a nose high condition as it entered the snow, as the snow track started about 3 feet from the edge of the runway. The aircraft traveled about 40 feet, at which time the nose landing gear struck the snow and collapsed, and the right wing struck the ground. The aircraft came to rest upright on its main landing gear and nose, about 90 degrees to the path in the snow. The student pilot and sole occupant exited the aircraft without injury. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the right wing, fuselage, cowling, firewall, nose landing gear and propeller.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01-10-2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 CST A CESSNA 152 BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 24. ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO ABOUT 12 INCHES OF SNOW. TIRE TRACKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE IN A NOSE HIGH CONDITION AS IT ENTERED THE SNOW, AS THE SNOW TRACK STARTED ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 40 FEET, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE SNOW AND COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE, ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE PATH IN THE SNOW. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, COWLING, FIREWALL, NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.
NTSB investigation
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