What happened
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The student pilot arrived at the flight school located at khwo to begin the preflight. He checked the weather and the wind was reported as calm. His instuctor gave him approval based on the current weather conditions for his second solo flight. The student pilot was instructed to stay in the traffic pattern for take off and landing practice. The preflight, acft run-up were completed as per the airplane flight manual and checklist. The student pilot was cleared for takeoff at 0900 hrs EST. The student pilot made 5 takeoffs and 4 landings without incident. On the 5th landing as the airplane was touching down on the main gear the nose swung to the right. The student pilot attempted to correct to the left by stepping on the left rudder. In doing so he over controlled and the airplane vered sharply to the left causing the student pilot to loose control of the airplane. The airplane left the runway and rolled into the grass on the left side of runway 10R. The airplane hit a taxiway sign with the nose gear, destroying the sign and causing the nose gear to depart the airplane. The right main gear was also damaged and failed. The airplane fell upon the nose cowling causing a prop strick bending the propeller. The student pilot exited the airplane after completing the engine shut down procedures and turning off all electrical power. The student pilot sustained no injuries. At the time of the accident the wind was reported at 090 deg and 04 knots. (Right cross wind).
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT ARRIVED AT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL LOCATED AT KHWO TO BEGIN THE PREFLIGHT. HE CHECKED THE WEATHER AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS CALM. HIS INSTUCTOR GAVE HIM APPROVAL BASED ON THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. THE PREFLIGHT, ACFT RUN-UP WERE COMPLETED AS PER THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL AND CHECKLIST. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT 0900 HRS EST. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE 5 TAKEOFFS AND 4 LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON THE 5TH LANDING AS THE AIRPLANE WAS TOUCHING DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR THE NOSE SWUNG TO THE RIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE LEFT BY STEPPING ON THE LEFT RUDDER. IN DOING SO HE OVER CONTROLLED AND THE AIRPLANE VERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE STUDENT PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 10R. THE AIRPLANE HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE NOSE GEAR, DESTROYING THE SIGN AND CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRPLANE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND FAILED. THE AIRPLANE FELL UPON THE NOSE COWLING CAUSING A PROP STRICK BENDING THE PROPELLER. THE STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AFTER COMPLETING THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURES AND TURNING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS REPORTED AT 090 DEG AND 04 KNOTS. (RIGHT CROSS WIND).
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