What happened
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(-23)IGL1920010013 - on February 6, 2001, at approximately 1200 local time, N9745C, a PA-28, being operated by a student pilot on a cross-contry flight from jacksonville, IL to Monmouth, IL, slid into a snow bank after landing on runway 2 at Monmouth Municipal Airport. The pilot reports that the left-hand landing gear was dragging upon touchdown and he applied corrective rudder control to the right. He reports that he overcompensated to the right and when he applied left rudder the aircraft veered to the left, turning approximately 90 degrees, whereas the right wing tip contacted the snow bank on the left edge of the runway. He shut the aricraft engine down and pushed the aircraft from the snow bank. He then reentered the aircraft, started the engine, and taxied to the ramp. The aircraft received mimor damage to the right wing and the pilot sustained no injuries during this event. This incident is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)IGL1920010013 - ON FEBRUARY 6, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL TIME, N9745C, A PA-28, BEING OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A CROSS-CONTRY FLIGHT FROM JACKSONVILLE, IL TO MONMOUTH, IL, SLID INTO A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 2 AT MONMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE LEFT-HAND LANDING GEAR WAS DRAGGING UPON TOUCHDOWN AND HE APPLIED CORRECTIVE RUDDER CONTROL TO THE RIGHT. HE REPORTS THAT HE OVERCOMPENSATED TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, TURNING APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES, WHEREAS THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SHUT THE ARICRAFT ENGINE DOWN AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SNOW BANK. HE THEN REENTERED THE AIRCRAFT, STARTED THE ENGINE, AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MIMOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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