What happened
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(.19) On December 17, 2001, at 1530 central standard time, a Cessna 172 single-engine airplane, N5181R, was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch, following a loss of control during the landing roll at the New Braunfels Municipal Airport, New Braunfels, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by wright flyers holding LLC of san antonio, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 instructional flight. The local flight departed New Braunfels at 1525 . In a telephone interview with the NTSB investigator-in-charge, the 30-hour student pilot stated that this was the first landing during his second supervised solo. A left hand traffic pattern was flown to runway 35. After landing, the aircraft "veered 15 - 20 degrees to the right." Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway, proceeded across a taxiway where the airplane's nose impacted a "wet ditch." The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The wind at the time of the accident waslight and variable. According to an insurance adjuster, the left wing rear spar s ustained substantial damage. (-23) student lands on rwy 35, during second supervised solo at New Braunfels Municipal Airport. After landing, the aircraft "veered 15-20 degrees to the right." Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway, proceeding across a taxiway where the nose impacted a "wet ditch." The aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, AT 1530 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N5181R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY WRIGHT FLYERS HOLDING LLC OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED NEW BRAUNFELS AT 1525 . IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE 30-HOUR STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING DURING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 35. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT "VEERED 15 - 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, PROCEEDED ACROSS A TAXIWAY WHERE THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE IMPACTED A "WET DITCH." THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WASLIGHT AND VARIABLE. ACCORDING TO AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR S USTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) STUDENT LANDS ON RWY 35, DURING SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO AT NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT "VEERED 15-20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, PROCEEDING ACROSS A TAXIWAY WHERE THE NOSE IMPACTED A "WET DITCH." THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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