What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/8/11 at the sdl airport the student pilot lost control of the light sport Sportstar aircraft on the takeoff roll. The aircraft departed the runway and struck one of the PAPI transmitters causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot stated that he was departing rwy 21 and the winds were 120@5KTS. The pilot said he slowly added power to the aircraft and the aircraft suddenly veered to the left. He said he began to reduce power and add right rudder but at this point he was already off the runway and in the rocks which make up the area between the runway and the taxiway. He said the left wing struck the PAPI transmitter and he ended up on taxiway b. the left wing and the elevator of the aircraft have to be replaced along with work on the fuselage where the wing attaches. The sdl airport PAPI transmitter was replaced.
As the FAA filed it
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