What happened
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During first solo cross country from deer valley airport (dvt) to deer valley airport (dvt) with landings in gila bend AZ, (E63) and Wickenburg, AZ (E25). The pilot completed a landing and full stop in Wickenburg AZ (E25). Pilot needed to exit the aircraft at Wickenburg, pilot taxied to an available parking 't' on the ramp made a left turn to taxi directly into the parking 't'. At the turn the pilot saw a light pole on the right and judged the distance to be sufficient to taxi into position. The right wing impacted the light pole breaking the wing tip light cover, damage to the wing tip, and structural, buckling and popped rivets damage to the rear wing carry through
As the FAA filed it
DURING FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) WITH LANDINGS IN GILA BEND AZ, (E63) AND WICKENBURG, AZ (E25). THE PILOT COMPLETED A LANDING AND FULL STOP IN WICKENBURG AZ (E25). PILOT NEEDED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AT WICKENBURG, PILOT TAXIED TO AN AVAILABLE PARKING 'T' ON THE RAMP MADE A LEFT TURN TO TAXI DIRECTLY INTO THE PARKING 'T'. AT THE TURN THE PILOT SAW A LIGHT POLE ON THE RIGHT AND JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO BE SUFFICIENT TO TAXI INTO POSITION. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE LIGHT POLE BREAKING THE WING TIP LIGHT COVER, DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, AND STRUCTURAL, BUCKLING AND POPPED RIVETS DAMAGE TO THE REAR WING CARRY THROUGH
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