What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was practicing soft-field takeoffs. The pilot stated that on the third take-off the aircraft veered left of centerline shortly after the wheels departed the runway. The pilot attempted to close the throttle while trying to regain directional control. He inadvertently opened the throttle. The aircraft came down on the left hand snow covered median between runway 16 and the taxiway. The aircraft continued to veer further left and the right wing dropped. The aircraft propeller struck the PAPI located nearest the taxi-way causing the aircraft to nose over and flip onto its back. There are three tire track entry points from the runway edge grass into the snow-covered median. The left tire track stopped 276 ft later while the nose and rt tire track extended 360 ft, stopping at the PAPI. The path of ground travel was directly into the wind with the aircraft stopping inverted, its longitudinal axis parallel with the wind. The aircraft had significant impact damage on the right wing leading edge, both wing lift struts were bent, the rudder upper tip made contact with the ground, the spinnner and nose bowl cowling were also damaged. The propeller tips were slightly bent aft and the midspan of both had impact damage.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFFS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON THE THIRD TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF CENTERLINE SHORTLY AFTER THE WHEELS DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE THROTTLE WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE INADVERTENTLY OPENED THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT HAND SNOW COVERED MEDIAN BETWEEN RUNWAY 16 AND THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER FURTHER LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAPI LOCATED NEAREST THE TAXI-WAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND FLIP ONTO ITS BACK. THERE ARE THREE TIRE TRACK ENTRY POINTS FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE GRASS INTO THE SNOW-COVERED MEDIAN. THE LEFT TIRE TRACK STOPPED 276 FT LATER WHILE THE NOSE AND RT TIRE TRACK EXTENDED 360 FT, STOPPING AT THE PAPI. THE PATH OF GROUND TRAVEL WAS DIRECTLY INTO THE WIND WITH THE AIRCRAFT STOPPING INVERTED, ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS PARALLEL WITH THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, BOTH WING LIFT STRUTS WERE BENT, THE RUDDER UPPER TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE SPINNNER AND NOSE BOWL COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE SLIGHTLY BENT AFT AND THE MIDSPAN OF BOTH HAD IMPACT DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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