What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 09/25/05: Aircraft hit hangar & sun shelter during attempt to land by student pilot on first solo flight. A/c sustained substantial damage. No injuries occurred. A/c owner determined at this late date to report an accident had occurred approx. 12 MO. Ago. A/c was observed to enter upwind then downwind for landing to the south. It appeared to have been at lower altitude than usual. A tow pilot watching called the pilot by radio suggesting turning base leg early. Student overshot final to the west of the centerline & over-corrected. The correction aimed toward the hangar on east side of grass runway. A/c flew over two a/c parked near the hangar just before scraping left wingtip along hangar face & hitting right wing with sun shelter 6-8 ft AGL. A/c dropped down on top of ground support equipment damaging lower fuselage section.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 09/25/05: AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR & SUN SHELTER DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND BY STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. A/C OWNER DETERMINED AT THIS LATE DATE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED APPROX. 12 MO. AGO. A/C WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER UPWIND THEN DOWNWIND FOR LANDING TO THE SOUTH. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN AT LOWER ALTITUDE THAN USUAL. A TOW PILOT WATCHING CALLED THE PILOT BY RADIO SUGGESTING TURNING BASE LEG EARLY. STUDENT OVERSHOT FINAL TO THE WEST OF THE CENTERLINE & OVER-CORRECTED. THE CORRECTION AIMED TOWARD THE HANGAR ON EAST SIDE OF GRASS RUNWAY. A/C FLEW OVER TWO A/C PARKED NEAR THE HANGAR JUST BEFORE SCRAPING LEFT WINGTIP ALONG HANGAR FACE & HITTING RIGHT WING WITH SUN SHELTER 6-8 FT AGL. A/C DROPPED DOWN ON TOP OF GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT DAMAGING LOWER FUSELAGE SECTION.
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