What happened
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The student pilot attempted to land at Stillwater regional airport on 04/15/2016 at 6:21 pm on runway 17 in heavy crosswind conditions during a solo flight. He stated that the tower issued a second wind report via radio transmission. He states that he did not hear it or did not receivced transmission from the tower about the wind speeds 16 knots gusting 21 knots. The aircraft touched down right of the center line of the runway. Immediately after touchdown he used some gentle left rudder and equal braking pressure to realign the aircraft to the center-line of the runway. After tochdown the aircraft was rocking slighting forward and aft on it's horizontal axis, the aircraft had lifted off. The aircraft stalled and fell approx three feet back onto the runway, except heading 20 degrees to the right of the runway heading. The student pilot tried to counter a second bounce with braking and level elevator fairing. The aircraft passed the boundary of the runway on the right side and touched down in the grass. He then identified a 2000 runway remaining sign approx 80 feet ahead and increased braking and left rudder control while maintaining crosswind control. The student pilot passed the sign under the right wingtip and attempted to exit to avoid impact to the right horizontal stabilizer of the aircraft, but was unsuccfull in his attemp. The aircraft incurred substantial damage to the right elevator and right horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft was moving at approx 30 knots at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT STILLWATER REGIONAL AIRPORT ON 04/15/2016 AT 6:21 PM ON RUNWAY 17 IN HEAVY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE TOWER ISSUED A SECOND WIND REPORT VIA RADIO TRANSMISSION. HE STATES THAT HE DID NOT HEAR IT OR DID NOT RECEIVCED TRANSMISSION FROM THE TOWER ABOUT THE WIND SPEEDS 16 KNOTS GUSTING 21 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE USED SOME GENTLE LEFT RUDDER AND EQUAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKING SLIGHTING FORWARD AND AFT ON IT'S HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD LIFTED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL APPROX THREE FEET BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, EXCEPT HEADING 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO COUNTER A SECOND BOUNCE WITH BRAKING AND LEVEL ELEVATOR FAIRING. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS. HE THEN IDENTIFIED A 2000 RUNWAY REMAINING SIGN APPROX 80 FEET AHEAD AND INCREASED BRAKING AND LEFT RUDDER CONTROL WHILE MAINTAINING CROSSWIND CONTROL. THE STUDENT PILOT PASSED THE SIGN UNDER THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT TO AVOID IMPACT TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS UNSUCCFULL IN HIS ATTEMP. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING AT APPROX 30 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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