What happened
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Student pilot was on his first solo. He had already completed one takeoff and one landing uneventfully. Prior to solo he had completed three touch and go's with instructor. Student pilot began his second solo takeoff and immediately after rotation the plane yawed to the right. Student pilot could not make the aircraft fly straight. Student pilot continued to climb, just clearing both the FBO building and the trees, continually turning to the right. Once the student pilot obtained sufficient altitude, approx 1000' AGL, he began to try and trouble shoot the issue. He made one approach attempt and realized that landing would not be possible. Student pilot reported that each time he added or subtracted power, the aircraft would pitch up and down violently. Student also reported that his right rudder was ineffective (pedal would move back and forth with no effect) and his left rudder would not move, regardless of the amount of pressure applied (stuck in position).student determined that he would not be able to safely land the aircraft and elected to deploy the aircraft brs installed parachute. As he circled over the Roy E. Ray Airport the student decided that too many houses were below so he tried to guide the aircraft, out of the immediate area to a field approximately one mile away. He determined the wind direction from smoke in the distance and positioned the aircraft on the upwind side so that once the parachute deployed he would drift into the field. Student deployed the parachute but failed to shut down the engine and the parachute initially deployed only partially. The aircraft dropped approximately 200' feet before the parachute opened fully, arresting his descent. The aircraft maintained a nose down attitude and turned counter clockwise at least one full turn before impacting the ground. The pilot exited the aircraft with minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO. HE HAD ALREADY COMPLETED ONE TAKEOFF AND ONE LANDING UNEVENTFULLY. PRIOR TO SOLO HE HAD COMPLETED THREE TOUCH AND GO'S WITH INSTRUCTOR.STUDENT PILOT BEGAN HIS SECOND SOLO TAKEOFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION THE PLANE YAWED TO THE RIGHT. STUDENT PILOT COULD NOT MAKE THE AIRCRAFT FLY STRAIGHT. STUDENT PILOT CONTINUED TO CLIMB, JUST CLEARING BOTH THE FBO BUILDING AND THE TREES, CONTINUALLY TURNING TO THE RIGHT. ONCE THE STUDENT PILOT OBTAINED SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, APPROX 1000' AGL, HE BEGAN TO TRY AND TROUBLE SHOOT THE ISSUE. HE MADE ONE APPROACH ATTEMPT AND REALIZED THAT LANDING WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT EACH TIME HE ADDED OR SUBTRACTED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD PITCH UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY. STUDENT ALSO REPORTED THAT HIS RIGHT RUDDER WAS INEFFECTIVE (PEDAL WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH WITH NO EFFECT) AND HIS LEFT RUDDER WOULD NOT MOVE, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE APPLIED (STUCK IN POSITION).STUDENT DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO DEPLOY THE AIRCRAFT BRS INSTALLED PARACHUTE. AS HE CIRCLED OVER THE ROY E. RAY AIRPORT THE STUDENT DECIDED THAT TOO MANY HOUSES WERE BELOW SO HE TRIED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT, OUT OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AWAY. HE DETERMINED THE WIND DIRECTION FROM SMOKE IN THE DISTANCE AND POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE UPWIND SIDE SO THAT ONCE THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYED HE WOULD DRIFT INTO THE FIELD. STUDENT DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE BUT FAILED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THE PARACHUTE INITIALLY DEPLOYED ONLY PARTIALLY. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 200' FEET BEFORE THE PARACHUTE OPENED FULLY, ARRESTING HIS DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE AT LEAST ONE FULL TURN BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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