What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After third landing, during first supervised solo, student lost directional control when he looked at flap handle and retracted flaps while still rolling on the runway. Aircraft veered left off runway, across a parallel taxiway and into a ditch, coming to a stop upside down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER THIRD LANDING, DURING FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN HE LOOKED AT FLAP HANDLE AND RETRACTED FLAPS WHILE STILL ROLLING ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY, ACROSS A PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND INTO A DITCH, COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.