What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The student pilot was on her second solo flight practicing landings. On the fourth approach, the ATCT told the pilot to perform a full stop landing. The pilot stated that she was making the approach at approximately 75 knots and landed at this speed. The pilot stated that she was practicing a short field landing. She stated that she overshot the first taxiway (C1) and was still going too fast when she attempted to turn onto the next taxiway (C2). The pilot veered off of the taxiway and came to a stop in a ditch which is approximately eight feet deep. There was no evidence of skid marks on the pavement or in the dirt/grass area prior to the ditch. The flaps were in the up position. The pilot stated that she had her hand on the throttle which was off until she struck the ditch which caused the throttle to be pushed to the full on position.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER SECOND SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING LANDINGS. ON THE FOURTH APPROACH, THE ATCT TOLD THE PILOT TO PERFORM A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS MAKING THE APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 75 KNOTS AND LANDED AT THIS SPEED. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE WAS PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. SHE STATED THAT SHE OVERSHOT THE FIRST TAXIWAY (C1) AND WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE NEXT TAXIWAY (C2). THE PILOT VEERED OFF OF THE TAXIWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET DEEP. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT OR IN THE DIRT/GRASS AREA PRIOR TO THE DITCH. THE FLAPS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE HAD HER HAND ON THE THROTTLE WHICH WAS OFF UNTIL SHE STRUCK THE DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE THROTTLE TO BE PUSHED TO THE FULL ON POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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