What happened
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(-23) On Thursday, 13 February 2003 at approximately 3:15 pm EST, Mr. Robert a. olinger, student pilot certificate no. FF0924257, was operating a comair aviation academy Cessna 152, N5368L on his second supervised solo flight training period. Mr. Olinger was executing takeoff and landing operations on runway 9R at the Orlando Sanford Airport, Sanford Florida. Wind conditions at the time of the incident was 030 degrees at 11 knots, a stiff crosswind for a student pilot conducting his second supervised solo flight. Mr. Olinger apparently executed the approach to landing correctly but lost control of the aircraft during the landing roll through mismanagement of the required crosswind control input. He swerved to the left into the wind leaving the runway entering the incipient stage of a ground loop. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wing tip and the propeller. The student pilot sustained no injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM EST, MR. ROBERT A. OLINGER, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. FF0924257, WAS OPERATING A COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY CESSNA 152, N5368L ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING PERIOD. MR. OLINGER WAS EXECUTING TAKEOFF AND LANDING OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 9R AT THE ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT, SANFORD FLORIDA. WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 030 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS, A STIFF CROSSWIND FOR A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. MR. OLINGER APPARENTLY EXECUTED THE APPROACH TO LANDING CORRECTLY BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THROUGH MISMANAGEMENT OF THE REQUIRED CROSSWIND CONTROL INPUT. HE SWERVED TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND LEAVING THE RUNWAY ENTERING THE INCIPIENT STAGE OF A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
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