What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At Griffin-Spalding county (6A2) airport, the student pilot was intending to conduct touch and go pattern work on runway 32. During the first landing attempt, the pilot lost control of the aircraft immediately after touchdown and veered left into a grassy area. The nose wheel then struck a runway light. The collision with the light is suspected as causing the damage to the gear and further loss of control resulting in substantial damage to both wings and propeller. The pilot sustained a minor injury to his right elbow and did not seek medical attention.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT GRIFFIN-SPALDING COUNTY (6A2) AIRPORT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INTENDING TO CONDUCT TOUCH AND GO PATTERN WORK ON RUNWAY 32. DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED LEFT INTO A GRASSY AREA. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE COLLISION WITH THE LIGHT IS SUSPECTED AS CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE GEAR AND FURTHER LOSS OF CONTROL RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
NTSB investigation
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