What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot initiated a solo flight on runway 16 at south saint Paul airport (ksgs). Aircraft became airborne, approximately 20 feet AGL. Aircraft struck the ground on the left edge of the runway approximately half way down the runway. The aircrat proceeded on the ground running off of the ruway onto the grass, crossing a taxiway. The nose landing gear collapsed, folding rearward, and the aircraft stopped. The student pilot was issued a letter from msp FSDO that he is not to fly solo until he has received instruction and an endorsement from a certified flight instructor. (.19) on September 9, 2001, at 0845 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N6142K, sustained substantial damage during takeoff roll when it veered off the left side of runway 16 (4001 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) at the south st. Paul airport/fleming field (sgs), south st. Paul, Minnesota. The solo student pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 local instructional flight was originating from sgs and the student pilot was intending to practice takeoffs and landings. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT INITIATED A SOLO FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 16 AT SOUTH SAINT PAUL AIRPORT (KSGS). AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAT PROCEEDED ON THE GROUND RUNNING OFF OF THE RUWAY ONTO THE GRASS, CROSSING A TAXIWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLDING REARWARD, AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ISSUED A LETTER FROM MSP FSDO THAT HE IS NOT TO FLY SOLO UNTIL HE HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION AND AN ENDORSEMENT FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2001, AT 0845 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N6142K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16 (4001 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE SOUTH ST. PAUL AIRPORT/FLEMING FIELD (SGS), SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM SGS AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INTENDING TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.