What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The solo student pilot was performing a touch and go landing on runway 17 at Summit Airport, Middletown, DE. The throttle was moved foward rapidly to commence the take off and inadequate right rudder was used. The aircraft departed the left side of the runway. A runway light was struck along with the elevated berm of a crossing taxiway causing substantial damage to the nose gear, nose strut, firewall and underside of the aircraft. The wind direction was approximately 200 and the wind speed was approximately 9 knots at the time of the accident which according to the pilot contributed to the aircraft departing the left side of the runway. The student pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT SUMMIT AIRPORT, MIDDLETOWN, DE. THE THROTTLE WAS MOVED FOWARD RAPIDLY TO COMMENCE THE TAKE OFF AND INADEQUATE RIGHT RUDDER WAS USED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS STRUCK ALONG WITH THE ELEVATED BERM OF A CROSSING TAXIWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, NOSE STRUT, FIREWALL AND UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIND DIRECTION WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 AND THE WIND SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH ACCORDING TO THE PILOT CONTRIBUTED TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.