What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot returning from an authorized solo cross country flight, landed on runway 21 (3999FEET long) while in the landing roll, the student in a conventional gear airplane lost control of the aircraft, went off the right side of the runway into an open grass area F0R a distance of 270 plus feet, until the right wing tip struck a tree, causing the aircraft to stop and pivot (tail) to the left. No visble signs of braking to the point of leaving marks on the runway or the grass surface.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT RETURNING FROM AN AUTHORIZED SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 (3999FEET LONG) WHILE IN THE LANDING ROLL, THE STUDENT IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO AN OPEN GRASS AREA F0R A DISTANCE OF 270 PLUS FEET, UNTIL THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP AND PIVOT (TAIL) TO THE LEFT. NO VISBLE SIGNS OF BRAKING TO THE POINT OF LEAVING MARKS ON THE RUNWAY OR THE GRASS SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.