What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On may 21, 2002, about 1134 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172S, N3547H, lost directional control on landing, veered off of runway 21, and collided with runway lights at the Scottsdale, Arizona, airport. The airplane was operated by Arizona flight works under 14 CFR part 91. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The instructional local flight originated at Scottsdale about 1115. The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings during his third solo flight. On the last touch-and-go landing, the airplane veerd left off the runway and collided with a runway distance remaining sign. The airplane then traversed back across the runway onto the right shoulder and came to rest. (-23) on touch and go landing during solo practice pilot encountered wind gust or possible dust devil. Aircraft veered off runway, collided with runway distance sign then traversed back across runway to right shoulder and came to rest. Right main gear collapsed, right horizontal stabilizer spar bent. Pilot stated he did not attempt go around because he was pointed directly at control tower after he initially lost control of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MAY 21, 2002, ABOUT 1134 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N3547H, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY 21, AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY ARIZONA FLIGHT WORKS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SCOTTSDALE ABOUT 1115. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS DURING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE LAST TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERD LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVERSED BACK ACROSS THE RUNWAY ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAME TO REST. (-23) ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING DURING SOLO PRACTICE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST OR POSSIBLE DUST DEVIL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY DISTANCE SIGN THEN TRAVERSED BACK ACROSS RUNWAY TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAME TO REST. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR BENT. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT ATTEMPT GO AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS POINTED DIRECTLY AT CONTROL TOWER AFTER HE INITIALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
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