What happened
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Student pilot was on a solo cross country flight from lawrence, KS airport (klwc) to Emporia, KS airport (kemp). Upon arriving at kemp he attempted a crosswind landing on runway 1 at Emporia airport (kemp). The pilot was not satisfied by the landing and completed a touch and go followed by a second landing after a traffic pattern. The pilot mishandled the controls on the second attempt resulting in a hard uncontrolled landing. The aircraft came to rest off the right (east) side of the runway with substantial damage. Firewall, propeller and nose gear were damaged. A runway light was damaged by the propeller. No injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAWRENCE, KS AIRPORT (KLWC) TO EMPORIA, KS AIRPORT (KEMP). UPON ARRIVING AT KEMP HE ATTEMPTED A CROSSWIND LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 AT EMPORIA AIRPORT (KEMP). THE PILOT WAS NOT SATISFIED BY THE LANDING AND COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO FOLLOWED BY A SECOND LANDING AFTER A TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT MISHANDLED THE CONTROLS ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT RESULTING IN A HARD UNCONTROLLED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT (EAST) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. FIREWALL, PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR WERE DAMAGED. A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED BY THE PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
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