What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on final for runway 32 at Pearland Regional Airport student pilot while flying solo inadvertently retarded the mixture lever instead of the throttle causing the aircraft engine to quit. The student pilot did not restart engine. The aircraft came to rest approximately 1200 feet short of the threshold of runway 32. The aircraft impacted a small group of trees folding back the right wing. The left wing impacted a tree remaining attached to the airframe but damaging the inner wing spar. Resulting in substancial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 32 AT PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT STUDENT PILOT WHILE FLYING SOLO INADVERTENTLY RETARDED THE MIXTURE LEVER INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO QUIT. THE STUDENT PILOT DID NOT RESTART ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 32. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SMALL GROUP OF TREES FOLDING BACK THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE REMAINING ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME BUT DAMAGING THE INNER WING SPAR. RESULTING IN SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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