What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/05/2018 aircraft N8475W departed Metter Municipal Airport to perform take-off and landings. At approximately 10:45 am. The student pilot was landing on runway 28 with too much rudder and left brake and the plane veered left and exited the runway and hit a taxi way sign with the prop and causing damage to right wing inboard leading edge at the wing root. Once the pilot regained control he taxied the aircraft to the hangar and put it inside. Recoomend 4 hours remedial traini ng by CFI for solo take off and landings.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/05/2018 AIRCRAFT N8475W DEPARTED METTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO PERFORM TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 WITH TOO MUCH RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE AND THE PLANE VEERED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TAXI WAY SIGN WITH THE PROP AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING INBOARD LEADING EDGE AT THE WING ROOT. ONCE THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR AND PUT IT INSIDE. RECOOMEND 4 HOURS REMEDIAL TRAINI NG BY CFI FOR SOLO TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.
NTSB investigation
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