What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was on a practice solo flight following his first solo on July 22, 2005. The landing approach to rwy 25 appeared normal until just above the runway. A strong crosswind from the right picked up the right wing. The student, trying to correct added power as the aircraft turned to the left hitting the 1000 foot marker sign in the wing area. The aircraft departed the rwy and turned over causing substantial damage. No injuries to the pilot. The students instructor had placed a crosswind limitation of ten (10) KTS in his logbook on the solo date. The winds at the time of the accident were near the limitation. No further action is planned.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A PRACTICE SOLO FLIGHT FOLLOWING HIS FIRST SOLO ON JULY 22, 2005. THE LANDING APPROACH TO RWY 25 APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY. A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. THE STUDENT, TRYING TO CORRECT ADDED POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT HITTING THE 1000 FOOT MARKER SIGN IN THE WING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RWY AND TURNED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE STUDENTS INSTRUCTOR HAD PLACED A CROSSWIND LIMITATION OF TEN (10) KTS IN HIS LOGBOOK ON THE SOLO DATE. THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE NEAR THE LIMITATION. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED.
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