What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student initially flew with his flight instructor and then was released for his first solo flight. The student preflighted the tail wheel aircraft and departed on runway 8. A witness stated this takeoff and climb appeared satisfactory and his down wind to base also appeared normal. On final, the student said he lined the aircraft with the runway centerline and touched down. On rollout a gust of wind lifted his left wing. The pilot turned into the wind and the left wing tip struck the ground. The pilot applied full left rudder and brake and the plane exited the runway and impacted a runway sign.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT INITIALLY FLEW WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THEN WAS RELEASED FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PREFLIGHTED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 8. A WITNESS STATED THIS TAKEOFF AND CLIMB APPEARED SATISFACTORY AND HIS DOWN WIND TO BASE ALSO APPEARED NORMAL. ON FINAL, THE STUDENT SAID HE LINED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND TOUCHED DOWN. ON ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND LIFTED HIS LEFT WING. THE PILOT TURNED INTO THE WIND AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE AND THE PLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.