What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 02, 2007 at approximately 11:50 am Cessna 172R, registration number N7273M was being operated under visual meteorological conditions by student pilot privacy data omitted at the lantana airport in west Palm Beach, Florida. The pilot privacy data omitted was receiving flight training from Palm Beach flight training and was completing his first solo landing on runway 3. After touchdown on runway 3 the pilot privacy data omitted applied the brakes and the aircraft veered to the right exiting the runway and making contact with an electrical box for runway 21. The aircraft suffered major damage to the left main landing gear, the aircraft belly, the left wing strut and the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot privacy data omitted secured the aircraft and exited without injury. The pilot privacy data omitted has since received five hours of additional flight training from the chief pilot and continues training at Palm Beach flight training.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 02, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM CESSNA 172R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7273M WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE LANTANA AIRPORT IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT TRAINING FROM PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING AND WAS COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING ON RUNWAY 3. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 3 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY AND MAKING CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL BOX FOR RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT BELLY, THE LEFT WING STRUT AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED WITHOUT INJURY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS SINCE RECEIVED FIVE HOURS OF ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING FROM THE CHIEF PILOT AND CONTINUES TRAINING AT PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING.
NTSB investigation
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