20070912022619A

(-23) After completing a solo cross country flight, the student pilot was attempting to land on runway 24 at the Lehigh Valley International Airport (abe). During his landing rollout on runway 24, the pilot stated the left wing lifted and the aircraft began to veer to the right and departed the runway to the right. The pilot stated his initial approach speed was 90 miles per hour (mph), and he touched down at approximately 80 mph. The right wing struck the "5,000 feet remaining" sign, severing the sign from the posts. One of the posts penetrated fully through the right wing flap that was fully extended. The inboard section of the right wing leading edge was severely damaged by an indentation approximately 40 inches along the leading edge and approximately 12 inches deep towards the trailing edge. There was also evidence of grass stains on the propeller. There was only one pilot onboard and no reported injuries. Weather at the time was VMC, and winds were 330 at 07 knots.