What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was on a local solo flight at Show Low airport, Show Low, AZ. He was attempting to land on runway 21. He "caught a x-wind, tried to power out, but couldn't." the runway shows a white mark where the wingtip hit, followed by three black marks from the tires, a gouge from the nose strut, prop marks, and finally a dirt trench made by the nose strut off the right side of the runway, where the aircraft came to rest. Nosewheel broke off (the upper portion of the strut remains), prop/engine cowl damage, and approximately three feet of left wing wrinkled (measured from the wingtip inboard).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT AT SHOW LOW AIRPORT, SHOW LOW, AZ. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21. HE "CAUGHT A X-WIND, TRIED TO POWER OUT, BUT COULDN'T." THE RUNWAY SHOWS A WHITE MARK WHERE THE WINGTIP HIT, FOLLOWED BY THREE BLACK MARKS FROM THE TIRES, A GOUGE FROM THE NOSE STRUT, PROP MARKS, AND FINALLY A DIRT TRENCH MADE BY THE NOSE STRUT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. NOSEWHEEL BROKE OFF (THE UPPER PORTION OF THE STRUT REMAINS), PROP/ENGINE COWL DAMAGE, AND APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF LEFT WING WRINKLED (MEASURED FROM THE WINGTIP INBOARD).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.