What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/03/2001 at 1410 CST, a PA-28-161, N248ND owned by the university of north dakota and flown by gregory sckorohod lost directional control during a touch and go landing on runway 31-Devils Lake, ND. The student pilot and sole occupant was on the first leg of his initial solo cross country flight. The investigation disclosed the aircraft touched down long with a quartering tailwind (1714) during the ensuing takeoff the aircraft veered left leaving the runway surface, hitting a runway light causing substantial dmage to skin and requiring a rib replacement on the left wing, damage also sustained to the propeller. No injury was reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/03/2001 AT 1410 CST, A PA-28-161, N248ND OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY GREGORY SCKOROHOD LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 31-DEVILS LAKE, ND. THE STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS ON THE FIRST LEG OF HIS INITIAL SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND (1714) DURING THE ENSUING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE, HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DMAGE TO SKIN AND REQUIRING A RIB REPLACEMENT ON THE LEFT WING, DAMAGE ALSO SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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