What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 9, 2006, a Cessna 172S, N358TW, sustained substantial damage during takeoff roll at Denton Municipal Airport (dto), Denton, TX. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted student pilot privacy data omitted who was conducting his first solo flight. The student pilot stated that he had accomplished seven touch and goes with flight instructor on board aircraft. The flight instructor released the student for first solo flight. The student pilot began his takeoff roll on runway 17 when the aircraft veered to the right. The pilot stated that he compensated with rudder causing the aircraft to drift left off the runway. The aircraft continued south on the grass, bounced across taxiway A-4 with aircraft coming to rest. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, nose gear and firewall. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunction prior to mishap.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2006, A CESSNA 172S, N358TW, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO), DENTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED SEVEN TOUCH AND GOES WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RELEASED THE STUDENT FOR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH ON THE GRASS, BOUNCED ACROSS TAXIWAY A-4 WITH AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO MISHAP.
NTSB investigation
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