What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot privacy data omitted was flying N72EB solo in the traffic pattern at Houston Southwest Airport. He had made 2 landing prior to the final landing that resulted in the accident. As he approached his base leg the instructor that was observing privacy data omitted using a hand held radio instructed him to make a full stop landing. privacy data omitted Landed and began to add power for a touch and go. The instructor called to remind privacy data omitted that this was to be a full stop landing. privacy data omitted Began applying brakes which resulted in the aircraft pulling to the right. privacy data omitted Was unable to maintain directional control and departed the runway. Upon leaving the runway the aircraft struck a ditch that was full of water causing the aircraft to flip onto its top. privacy data omitted Was no injured but the aircraft did sustain substantial damage to the wing ( broken wing spar on the right wing)
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N72EB SOLO IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT. HE HAD MADE 2 LANDING PRIOR TO THE FINAL LANDING THAT RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. AS HE APPROACHED HIS BASE LEG THE INSTRUCTOR THAT WAS OBSERVING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USING A HAND HELD RADIO INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AND BEGAN TO ADD POWER FOR A TOUCH AND GO. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED TO REMIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THIS WAS TO BE A FULL STOP LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN APPLYING BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. UPON LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH THAT WAS FULL OF WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS TOP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NO INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING ( BROKEN WING SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING)
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