What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot landed right of certerline beyond touchdown zone. Aircraft continued to roll off of runway with no corrective action by the pilot other than applying brakes. Grass was wet and aircraft continued off of runway entering ditch shearing nose gear and damaging prop. Then struck a 6" diameter tree with the right wing approximatly 2 feet in board of the wing tip damaging the wing and at least 2 ribs and the skin.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT LANDED RIGHT OF CERTERLINE BEYOND TOUCHDOWN ZONE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL OFF OF RUNWAY WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION BY THE PILOT OTHER THAN APPLYING BRAKES. GRASS WAS WET AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF OF RUNWAY ENTERING DITCH SHEARING NOSE GEAR AND DAMAGING PROP. THEN STRUCK A 6" DIAMETER TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATLY 2 FEET IN BOARD OF THE WING TIP DAMAGING THE WING AND AT LEAST 2 RIBS AND THE SKIN.
NTSB investigation
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