What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the second leg of a solo cross-country flight, the student pilot had almost reached takeoff speed when the nose gear tire failed. When the pilot aborted the takeoff, he momentarily lost directional control due to the tire failure. The aircraft left the runway, crossed a grass area, and came to rest on the landing gear on the parallel taxiway. Aircraft damage consisted of slight damage to the nose gear fiberglass fairing, and a bent propeller. The pilot stated that he felt a bump or a thud through his feet, which were operating the rudder pedals and believes he hit an object on the runway during the takeoff roll. He stated that a runway inspection conducted after the incident, revealed a piece of fiberglass, which he believes he hit during takeoff. He said the nose gear tire sustained a 4 inch cut on the sidewall of the tire, which caused it to fail.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE SECOND LEG OF A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ALMOST REACHED TAKEOFF SPEED WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TIRE FAILED. WHEN THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, HE MOMENTARILY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A GRASS AREA, AND CAME TO REST ON THE LANDING GEAR ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR FIBERGLASS FAIRING, AND A BENT PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT A BUMP OR A THUD THROUGH HIS FEET, WHICH WERE OPERATING THE RUDDER PEDALS AND BELIEVES HE HIT AN OBJECT ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE STATED THAT A RUNWAY INSPECTION CONDUCTED AFTER THE INCIDENT, REVEALED A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS, WHICH HE BELIEVES HE HIT DURING TAKEOFF. HE SAID THE NOSE GEAR TIRE SUSTAINED A 4 INCH CUT ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL.
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