What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot with 20 hours total flying time was practicing touch and go landings in the pattern. Winds were variable from 02012KT through 36009KT with gusts to 17KT. When landing, a crosswind gust blew the aircraft off of the side of the runway. It rolled down an embankment into a ditch causing the aircraft to stand on its nose. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot received no injuries. It was reported that the pilot did not obtain a pilot weather briefing prior to commencing his flight operations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WITH 20 HOURS TOTAL FLYING TIME WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN. WINDS WERE VARIABLE FROM 02012KT THROUGH 36009KT WITH GUSTS TO 17KT. WHEN LANDING, A CROSSWIND GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STAND ON ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO COMMENCING HIS FLIGHT OPERATIONS.
NTSB investigation
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