What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N704JD was conducting initial takeoff and landing solo touch and go on kdvt runway 25R. After touching down on runway, aircraft exited runway prior to taxiway B-9, crossed taxiway b and taxiway B-9. The aircraft came to a stop nose down in infield, with damage to firewall and wing spar. Pilot does not recall the chain of events causing the aircraft to depart the runway. Suspected directional loss of control by student, possibly by visual preoccupation inside aircraft while attempting to retract flaps, disengage carburetor heat and applying power.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N704JD WAS CONDUCTING INITIAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING SOLO TOUCH AND GO ON KDVT RUNWAY 25R. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY PRIOR TO TAXIWAY B-9, CROSSED TAXIWAY B AND TAXIWAY B-9. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP NOSE DOWN IN INFIELD, WITH DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND WING SPAR. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL THE CHAIN OF EVENTS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. SUSPECTED DIRECTIONAL LOSS OF CONTROL BY STUDENT, POSSIBLY BY VISUAL PREOCCUPATION INSIDE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT FLAPS, DISENGAGE CARBURETOR HEAT AND APPLYING POWER.
NTSB investigation
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