What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was completing his first solo cross-country flight with a landing at Orlando Sanford international airport (ksfb) where he was vectored for downwind landing for 27R ksfb, and then re-vectored for a 360 turn on base for 27R, he was then cleared for landing. The pilot was on glideslope on final and landing, however, on touch down he had a 10 to 12 knot cross wind and lost directional control, and on roll-out departed the runway on the left side. After departing the runway, the aircraft struck an airport informational sign and lost the starboard main landing gear before coming to rest. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A LANDING AT ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KSFB) WHERE HE WAS VECTORED FOR DOWNWIND LANDING FOR 27R KSFB, AND THEN RE-VECTORED FOR A 360 TURN ON BASE FOR 27R, HE WAS THEN CLEARED FOR LANDING. THE PILOT WAS ON GLIDESLOPE ON FINAL AND LANDING, HOWEVER, ON TOUCH DOWN HE HAD A 10 TO 12 KNOT CROSS WIND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND ON ROLL-OUT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AIRPORT INFORMATIONAL SIGN AND LOST THE STARBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR BEFORE COMING TO REST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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