What happened
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Purpose of flight was to complete the long cross country flight for a private pilot certificate. The student pilot flew from clow (1C5) to rockford (rfd) to Illinois valley (vys) and returned to clow. He landed on runway 18. A crosswind from the west an 7 knots existed. The student's crosswind limitation was 8 knots. He stated that when he touched down, the airplane swerved left, then right. The left wing rose, then the right wing rose. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane departed the runway into the snow covered area adjacent to the runway. In a conversation with the flight instructor, he stated that he thought that the left rudder application for the crosswind correction caused the initial left swerve.
As the FAA filed it
PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE THE LONG CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FOR A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW FROM CLOW (1C5) TO ROCKFORD (RFD) TO ILLINOIS VALLEY (VYS) AND RETURNED TO CLOW. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. A CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST AN 7 KNOTS EXISTED. THE STUDENT'S CROSSWIND LIMITATION WAS 8 KNOTS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRPLANE SWERVED LEFT, THEN RIGHT. THE LEFT WING ROSE, THEN THE RIGHT WING ROSE. THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW COVERED AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE LEFT RUDDER APPLICATION FOR THE CROSSWIND CORRECTION CAUSED THE INITIAL LEFT SWERVE.
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