What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The appropriately endorsed student pilot was on his second supervised solo flight, making his second solo landing on this day. During the landing flare the aircraft rolled to the left. The pilot added full power with insufficient right pedal to correct for the turning tendency, and the aircraft slewed 90 degrees to the runway heading.
The aircraft departed the runway surface, striking the soft, muddy ground just short of the ramp, causing the nose wheel to impact the edge of the concrete. This collapsed the nose gear. The aircraft then slid across the ramp and came to rest in the grass just off the other side of the ramp.
The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE APPROPRIATELY ENDORSED STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, MAKING HIS SECOND SOLO LANDING ON THIS DAY. DURING THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER WITH INSUFFICIENT RIGHT PEDAL TO CORRECT FOR THE TURNING TENDENCY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLEWED 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY HEADING.
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, STRIKING THE SOFT, MUDDY GROUND JUST SHORT OF THE RAMP, CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO IMPACT THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE. THIS COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID ACROSS THE RAMP AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS JUST OFF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAMP.
THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
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