What happened
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N9980W was VFR inbound to ilm, touch and go, then continuing to cre. On or shortly after touchdown, N9980W looped rapidly to the left. The pilot was unable to taxi the aircraft clear of the runway as it continued to turn immediately to the left. The pilot shut down the aircraft and was subsequently towed to the ramp. Pilot reported minor damage to nose wheel/tire. The pilot of N9980W was a student pilot on a solo cross country flight. A flight instructor responsible for N9980W provided a picture of the damaged nose tire, a copy of the aircraft logbook entry for the replacement of the nose tire and a copy of the pilot's solo cross country endorsement. The flight instructor provided the following information based on inspection and his experience as an accident investigator with the army:"N9980W while being flown by a student pilot solo cross country, with 38.7FLIGHT hours prior to this flight, touched down in a crab with a higher than normal sink rate and when the student pilot attempted to correct he over corrected and applied a force to the pedals causing the nose wheel to skid resulting in the nose wheel tire to rupture"at the time of the incident aircraft were landing on runway 24 and winds reported by ATIS were 140 at 5.the following corrective action is to be taken by the flight instructor:"the training plan for privacy data omitted is for him to go back up with myself athis leisure, an internal check ride so to speak, working on cross wind landings and techniques."
As the FAA filed it
N9980W WAS VFR INBOUND TO ILM, TOUCH AND GO, THEN CONTINUING TO CRE. ON OR SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, N9980W LOOPED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AS IT CONTINUED TO TURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE RAMP. PILOT REPORTED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL/TIRE. THE PILOT OF N9980W WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR N9980W PROVIDED A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED NOSE TIRE, A COPY OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NOSE TIRE AND A COPY OF THE PILOT'S SOLO CROSS COUNTRY ENDORSEMENT.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BASED ON INSPECTION AND HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR WITH THE ARMY:"N9980W WHILE BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, WITH 38.7FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SINK RATE AND WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HE OVER CORRECTED AND APPLIED A FORCE TO THE PEDALS CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SKID RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE TO RUPTURE"AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AND WINDS REPORTED BY ATIS WERE 140 AT 5.THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO BE TAKEN BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR:"THE TRAINING PLAN FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS FOR HIM TO GO BACK UP WITH MYSELF ATHIS LEISURE, AN INTERNAL CHECK RIDE SO TO SPEAK, WORKING ON CROSS WIND LANDINGS AND TECHNIQUES."
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