What happened
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Student pilot ling-yao chen was on a second supervised solo in a part 141 training course. The first solo was uneventful. On this date, chen did three supervised takeoff and landings with his instructor on board and another student pilot in the back seat. After the third touch and go dual, the instructor got out of the plane and chen was on his own. Chen said he did two takeoff and landings to a full stop and taxied back to runway 27L each time. On the third takeoff solo, chen said he was experiencing difficulty steering the plane prior to rotation. When asked why he didn't simply abort the takeoff, he offered no explanation. Chen rotated the plane and entered downwind for 27L for his last full stop landing. Chen said that on the last landing and initial touchdown, the plane was drifting left and right. Chen said he attempted to correct and was not able to do so effectively. With the flaps still fully extended at 30 degrees, he began braking. Chen said the plane started to shake considerably, so he stopped braking and pushed more right rudder as the plane was veering left. As he did this, the plane became uncontrolled as it moved from the hard left to his own input to the right and thereafter literally rolled hard onto the right wingtip and nosed hard forward striking the prop and stopping the engine. Chen was uninjured and secured the plane and got out.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT LING-YAO CHEN WAS ON A SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO IN A PART 141 TRAINING COURSE. THE FIRST SOLO WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THIS DATE, CHEN DID THREE SUPERVISED TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD AND ANOTHER STUDENT PILOT IN THE BACK SEAT.AFTER THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO DUAL, THE INSTRUCTOR GOT OUT OF THE PLANE AND CHEN WAS ON HIS OWN. CHEN SAID HE DID TWO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP AND TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 27L EACH TIME.ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF SOLO, CHEN SAID HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE PLANE PRIOR TO ROTATION. WHEN ASKED WHY HE DIDN'T SIMPLY ABORT THE TAKEOFF, HE OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. CHEN ROTATED THE PLANE AND ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR 27L FOR HIS LAST FULL STOP LANDING.CHEN SAID THAT ON THE LAST LANDING AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT. CHEN SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO EFFECTIVELY. WITH THE FLAPS STILL FULLY EXTENDED AT 30 DEGREES, HE BEGAN BRAKING. CHEN SAID THE PLANE STARTED TO SHAKE CONSIDERABLY, SO HE STOPPED BRAKING AND PUSHED MORE RIGHT RUDDER AS THE PLANE WAS VEERING LEFT. AS HE DID THIS, THE PLANE BECAME UNCONTROLLED AS IT MOVED FROM THE HARD LEFT TO HIS OWN INPUT TO THE RIGHT AND THEREAFTER LITERALLY ROLLED HARD ONTO THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND NOSED HARD FORWARD STRIKING THE PROP AND STOPPING THE ENGINE.CHEN WAS UNINJURED AND SECURED THE PLANE AND GOT OUT.
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