What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted Is a student pilot who was conducting a long cross country solo flight from Essex County Airport (cdw) to sullivan county airport (msv) to reading regional airport (rdg) and returning to Essex County Airport (cdw). On the final leg privacy data omitted was inbound to land on runway 22 at cdw. Winds were announced as variable at 6 knots. privacy data omitted Flew the approach and touched down on runway 22. A wind gust caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. The aircraft run off the runway into the grass. The aircraft hit a taxiway sign, collapsing the left main landing gear and damaging the left hand elevator. The plane came to rest on taxiway p. the pilot shut down the aircraft and shutoff the fuel master switch.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS CONDUCTING A LONG CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT FROM ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW) TO SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT (MSV) TO READING REGIONAL AIRPORT (RDG) AND RETURNING TO ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW). ON THE FINAL LEG ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INBOUND TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AT CDW. WINDS WERE ANNOUNCED AS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 22. A WIND GUST CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RUN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE LEFT HAND ELEVATOR. THE PLANE CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY P. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUTOFF THE FUEL MASTER SWITCH.
NTSB investigation
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