What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 31, 2004, at approximately 1040 CDT, a student pilot was attempting solo flight touch-and-go at the Levelland Municipal Airport, Levelland, Texas. He successfully made one touch-and-go, but on the second attempt the aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. The aircraft then crossed a deep drainage ditch shearing the left main gear attach bolt and turning the gear 90 degrees from its original position. The left stabilizer struck the ground bending both spars of the stabilizer, striking the ground hard enough to cause the vertical fin and the fuselage to twist, breaking the fairing between the two components. The fuselage also shows signs of damage just below the baggage doors and there are wrinkles present down the side of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 31, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 CDT, A STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SOLO FLIGHT TOUCH-AND-GO AT THE LEVELLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LEVELLAND, TEXAS. HE SUCCESSFULLY MADE ONE TOUCH-AND-GO, BUT ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED A DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH SHEARING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACH BOLT AND TURNING THE GEAR 90 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE LEFT STABILIZER STRUCK THE GROUND BENDING BOTH SPARS OF THE STABILIZER, STRIKING THE GROUND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VERTICAL FIN AND THE FUSELAGE TO TWIST, BREAKING THE FAIRING BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS. THE FUSELAGE ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF DAMAGE JUST BELOW THE BAGGAGE DOORS AND THERE ARE WRINKLES PRESENT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.