What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was on first solo flight. Succesfully completed 1 traffic pattern and landing, on the second traffic pattern, aircraft was high on final, stuent pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitude, touchdown occured half way down the runway (2480 x 40 ft) upon touchdown airman did not have complete control of the aircraft, one of the main landing gear wheels left the hard surface of the runway and went in to the grass area surrounding the runway, the pilot momentarily applied full power but reduced it almost immediately after application. After which the aiplane was difficult to control for the pilot. The aircraft then struck the tetrahedron wind device and came to a sudden stop. The aircraft nosed over, the propellor and spinner hit the airport boundry fence. The student pilot was unhurt.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. SUCCESFULLY COMPLETED 1 TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDING, ON THE SECOND TRAFFIC PATTERN, AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON FINAL, STUENT PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE, TOUCHDOWN OCCURED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (2480 X 40 FT) UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRMAN DID NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS LEFT THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT IN TO THE GRASS AREA SURROUNDING THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MOMENTARILY APPLIED FULL POWER BUT REDUCED IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLICATION. AFTER WHICH THE AIPLANE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL FOR THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE TETRAHEDRON WIND DEVICE AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, THE PROPELLOR AND SPINNER HIT THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY FENCE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNHURT.
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