What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was going to do touch and go operations. After his first take-off on downwind he stated he retarded the throttle but the engine RPM did not reduce as he anticipated it should. He made an attempt to land but during final he could not get the aircraft slower than 85 knots. He decided to go around and make another attempt and perhaps fix what he perceived as a mechanical problem with the throttle. During the second attempt he decided to land regardless of the airspeed. This attempt resulted in the loss of control and the aircraft went off the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to the prop, right landing gear, the nose gear strut was jammed into the firewall and about 18 inches of the left wing tip was bent upwards. Post accident inspection of the throttle and carburetor revealed no mechanical problems. There were strong gusty crosswinds at the time and the runway is narrow and boarded by soft soil. The student was unable to recall his landing speed and flap setting. During the on site investigation the flaps were at 10 degrees. The reported winds at the next nearest airport, st. george, UT, were 260 degrees at 18 knots with gusts to 25 knots. The student wasusing runway 18 at Hurricane, K1L8.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS GOING TO DO TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS. AFTER HIS FIRST TAKE-OFF ON DOWNWIND HE STATED HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE RPM DID NOT REDUCE AS HE ANTICIPATED IT SHOULD. HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND BUT DURING FINAL HE COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT SLOWER THAN 85 KNOTS. HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AND MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT AND PERHAPS FIX WHAT HE PERCEIVED AS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT HE DECIDED TO LAND REGARDLESS OF THE AIRSPEED. THIS ATTEMPT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS JAMMED INTO THE FIREWALL AND ABOUT 18 INCHES OF THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT UPWARDS. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE AND CARBURETOR REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THERE WERE STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS AT THE TIME AND THE RUNWAY IS NARROW AND BOARDED BY SOFT SOIL. THE STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL HIS LANDING SPEED AND FLAP SETTING. DURING THE ON SITE INVESTIGATION THE FLAPS WERE AT 10 DEGREES. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE NEXT NEAREST AIRPORT, ST. GEORGE, UT, WERE 260 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. THE STUDENT WASUSING RUNWAY 18 AT HURRICANE, K1L8.
NTSB investigation
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