What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was practicing pattern work solo and upon touchdown on runway 28 the aircraft veered slightly to the left. The pilot corrected to the right, overcompensated, and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the runway to the right approximately 1000 feet down from the approach end. The aircraft then went down a steep slope of a ravine and stopped approximately 20 feet from the top and settled into heavy brush and thickets. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the right wing tip, left horizontal stabilizer tip, and propeller spinner. No injuries were sustained. The sky conditions were FEW045 and wind speed was 0.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK SOLO AND UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, OVERCOMPENSATED, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN FROM THE APPROACH END. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT DOWN A STEEP SLOPE OF A RAVINE AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE TOP AND SETTLED INTO HEAVY BRUSH AND THICKETS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP, AND PROPELLER SPINNER. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE SKY CONDITIONS WERE FEW045 AND WIND SPEED WAS 0.
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