What happened
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(-23) PIC was student pilot on his second supervised solo. He was instructed by his flight instructor to remain in the local traffic pattern for 6-8 touch and go landings. The student decided to depart the pattern and fly to frenchtown, which is approximately 10 miles nw of the Missoula airport. Upon returning to the Missoula airport, he encountered deteriorating weather conditions brought about by a snow squall. His original instructions from ATC were to enter a downwind for runway 29 at the Missoula airport. At some point the controller realized that this might result in the pilot flying into marginal conditions. To prevent that from happening, the controller told the pilot to make a right 180 degree turn and enter the right downwind for runway 11. The pilot was disoriented and made a pattern for runway 07. He landed long and touched down on the right side of runway 07, approximately 900' from the departure end of the runway and ran off the end of runway 07. He then attempted to taxi to the ramp via a service road. Upon turning onto the road the right wing contacted a chain link fence and the aircraft veered into the fence damaging the wing and prop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC WAS STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO REMAIN IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR 6-8 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE STUDENT DECIDED TO DEPART THE PATTERN AND FLY TO FRENCHTOWN, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NW OF THE MISSOULA AIRPORT. UPON RETURNING TO THE MISSOULA AIRPORT, HE ENCOUNTERED DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS BROUGHT ABOUT BY A SNOW SQUALL. HIS ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATC WERE TO ENTER A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 29 AT THE MISSOULA AIRPORT. AT SOME POINT THE CONTROLLER REALIZED THAT THIS MIGHT RESULT IN THE PILOT FLYING INTO MARGINAL CONDITIONS. TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING, THE CONTROLLER TOLD THE PILOT TO MAKE A RIGHT 180 DEGREE TURN AND ENTER THE RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 11. THE PILOT WAS DISORIENTED AND MADE A PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 07. HE LANDED LONG AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 07, APPROXIMATELY 900' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 07. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP VIA A SERVICE ROAD. UPON TURNING ONTO THE ROAD THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE FENCE DAMAGING THE WING AND PROP.
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