What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was conducting his third solo flight. While performing a touch and go on runway 32, the aircraft veered to the left as the power was applied to begin the takeoff phase. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the aircraft departed the runway surface approximately 1985 feet from the approach end runway threshold. The aircraft traveled through the grass and impacted a drainage ditch after traveling approximately 535 feet. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest inverted. The student pilot was able to remove his seat belt and shoulder harness and exit the plane unassisted.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AS THE POWER WAS APPLIED TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF PHASE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 1985 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS AND IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 535 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND EXIT THE PLANE UNASSISTED.
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