What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot gao peiding was participating with his initial solo flight at the Glendale, AZ airport. His instructor, mindy sell, after appropriately endorsing Mr. Peiding, exited the aircraft and proceeded into the terminal building. Mr. Peiding proceeded to complete the first takeoff and landing to a full stop and taxied back for another departure. During the landing phase of this second solo flight Mr. Peiding appears to have landed hard and lost control of the aircraft. The Piper PA-28 aircraft exited the ruwway to the west, spinning almost one full clockwise revolution, coming to rest between the runway and the west side taxi way alpha.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT GAO PEIDING WAS PARTICIPATING WITH HIS INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT AT THE GLENDALE, AZ AIRPORT. HIS INSTRUCTOR, MINDY SELL, AFTER APPROPRIATELY ENDORSING MR. PEIDING, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED INTO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. MR. PEIDING PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE THE FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING TO A FULL STOP AND TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER DEPARTURE. DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF THIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT MR. PEIDING APPEARS TO HAVE LANDED HARD AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUWWAY TO THE WEST, SPINNING ALMOST ONE FULL CLOCKWISE REVOLUTION, COMING TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE WEST SIDE TAXI WAY ALPHA.
NTSB investigation
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